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Engadget: It’s official, kids: Responding to numerous reports in the media as of late, Microsoft would like to squash the rumor that Second Light is the next generation Surface.

The blog entry doesn’t shed too much light on SL, other than stating that it’s an “awesome” research project, one that “showcases the possibilities of the surface computing platform.”

Surface is due to come out sometime in 2011 (unless, of course, you buy the yacht – in which case you need only wait until this June). If you just can’t get enough of Second Light, we’ve stashed a video for you:

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TechDigest: The gesture controlled, object-sensing that will be in everyone’s home. Honest. Even in the recesssion.

The debatably useful Microsoft Surface touch-sensitive computer table has finally hit the UK shores.

It’s expected to cost a hefty £10,000 (around €11,240) when anyone can work out where to actually buy it and I’ll offer an even bigger prize when I’m wowed by a really important application of this gesture controlled display tech.

The real bonus of the machine is its ability to interact with objects placed on the surface and I may be hearing about hospitals using it for patients’ medical records or hotels for self-check-in but no one seems to have, as yet, uncovered its real potential. And as far as Ballmer’s claims of one in your home go, unconvinced doesn’t even come close.

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Engadget: You heard right, folks. There’s absolutely no need to wait until 2011 in order to buy yourself a personal Surface. Instead, you can grab one of Microsoft’s multitouch phenomenons this June, but there’s just one tiny catch: it comes attached at the waist with a multi-million dollar yacht.

Down at the Miami Yacht & Brokerage Show this month, Lazzara Yachts showcased its soon-to-be-released LMC 76, which — coincidentally enough — comes loaded with a Surface along with software from Infusion Development.

The boat (and by extension, the Surface) should be ready to take on the open seas in just a few months, but there’s no indication yet on exactly how many New York banks you’ll have to rob in order to make it happen.

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