Screen Grabs: Microsoft Surface plots out the election on MSNBC

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CNN’s John King might have that sick multitouch electoral map, but MSNBC’s not going down without a fight — as dozens of you noticed, the network started using a Surface table yesterday as part of its election coverage. NBC News political director Chuck Todd will be the main handsman, using it to map out electoral votes and battleground states at first, but there are some other apps in the pipeline, according to Microsoft. Looks like the multitouch news

wars have begun in full swing — anyone taking bets on when the green screen gets totally replaced in the weather center? Video of Surface in action after the break.

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