You know, Microsoft Research isn’t just about prototype tablets and the occasional multitouch mouse . No sir, it’s also about designing work environments that are so impractical that you can bet you’ll never see one in real life. For today’s example we have a sort of Microsoft Office: no, not the productivity suite, rather a room that integrates interactive wall displays, Surface , and video conferencing. There is even an assistant / avatar for issuing voice commands, and while this demo h