Why all the hate? Does nobody understand the uses of this computer......its not just the touch screen. Look at the wireless connection between the camer and the table, and the credit card. Its so flawless, and simple ( something that microsoft has been trying to do for a long time). This can make computing easy for EVERYONE. The applications for this are endless.....and i MEAN endless. Imagine an interactive dashboard in your car, or in school so you don't have to chuck your leabtop everywhere. You could have internet access everywhere, put it on airplanes, busses.
Would i ever use this technology.....fuck yeah. Holy shit i could see my self use this every day.
The reason everybody hates this is because its different. Its taking away your mouse, and keyboard. But think about it, why use a mouse when you have hands, why use a keyboad when you have a voice to talk.
Its the same principal as the Wii. Its taking away that clunky interface, and putting something that just makes more sence. Everybody is going to hate it at first ( look at the Wii in developpment), then we will take to it like fish to water ( look at Wii sales ).  It is just designed to be more human friendly.