microsoft surface Guests staying at select Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Seattle Sheraton Hotels will now be able to experience first hand the new Microsoft Surface computer. Sheraton Hotel & Resorts and Microsoft announced today that the Surface would be placed in the lobbies of the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Airport Hotel and Sheraton Seattle Hotel with each system offering a customized version of the Surface applications. Thanks to touch-based “surface computing”, these table-like systems will provide entertainment and information about local attractions in their respective areas to multiple customers at the hotels. Three of the applications that you’ll find in these Surface systems include:

  • CityTips. At the guests’ fingertips are the Surface 360-degree satellite maps and tools to search for local restaurants and bars, entertainment, recreation, shopping, transportation and services, such as banks and pharmacies. Guests can discover all a city has to offer by simply moving their hands across Surface.
  • Sounds of Sheraton. Microsoft Surface also serves as a lobby-based digital jukebox, enabling guests to create personal music playlists by choosing selections from Sheraton’s exclusive offering of Sony BMG artists, including John Legend, Kenny Chesney and Lauryn Hill.
  • Sheraton Snapshots. Guests can explore Sheraton hotels and resorts throughout the world by simply browsing the Surface photo library of Sheraton resorts and hotel properties to help them plan for future business or leisure travel.

The Sheraton locations that will feature the Microsoft Surface are as follows:

  • Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers – 811 7th Ave. 53rd St., New York
  • Sheraton Boston Hotel – 39 Dalton St., Boston
  • Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers – 301 East North Water St., Chicago
  • Sheraton Seattle Hotel – 1400 6th Ave., Seattle
  • Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Airport Hotel – 600 Airport Blvd., Burlingame

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