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built in kickstand? http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/microsofttablet0096.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/micros..

by csmeder 14y ago

built in kickstand? http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/microsofttablet0096.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/micros... kinda cheezy Cover is a keyboard? http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/microsofttablet0103.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/micros... That's actually cool

modarts 14y ago
I have a "cover as a keyboard" too. It's called the bottom half of my macbook air.
- modarts 14y ago
  Please explain the downvote. I'm honestly not sure what the distinction between the two is.
  - donum 14y ago
    It's just your Air isn't a touch-tablet.
    - shard 14y ago
      And since most of the processing metal is in the keyboard half, I'd say it's cover-as-a-screen instead.
  - untog 14y ago
    Your Air is not a touch-enabled tablet?
wvenable 14y ago
Cover as keyboard less cool without kickstand!
- praxulus 14y ago
  Exactly. Depending on how it feels to type on that keyboard and the weight of the device, this could be a fully functional laptop and tablet.
mc32 14y ago
Yeah, cover as a keyboard is along the lines of Apple-like innovation. I think that's not a bad design decision, so long as it's a choice (i.e. SW keyboard is also an option).
- molmalo 14y ago
  It's windows 8, so the software keyboard is there. I think that the cover will be sold separately. They announced it as "Surface Cover", and coming in different colors, it makes sense to be sold separately. So, there's no other option but to also have a software keyboard. If not, the possibility of detaching the cover would be worthless.
joe_the_user 14y ago
Serious question, in what way is your second picture not a picture of a more-or-less conventional laptop? I'm asking because I find the "live blog" page incomprehensible.
- aik 14y ago
  theverge.com had a much better live blog.
- molmalo 14y ago
  Because it's basically a tablet, but the screen cover (3mm thick), that is attached with magnets and can be detached, is a full multi-touch keyboard.
ktizo 14y ago
It's a thinner ASUS EeePad Transformer - http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/ http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/
- molmalo 14y ago
  Well, something like that, but you also have an x86 version. (But the x86 is going to be more expensive than the ARM version)

by csmeder 14y ago

modarts 14y ago

I have a "cover as a keyboard" too. It's called the bottom half of my macbook air.

modarts 14y ago
Please explain the downvote. I'm honestly not sure what the distinction between the two is.
- donum 14y ago
  It's just your Air isn't a touch-tablet.
  - shard 14y ago
    And since most of the processing metal is in the keyboard half, I'd say it's cover-as-a-screen instead.
- untog 14y ago
  Your Air is not a touch-enabled tablet?

wvenable 14y ago

Cover as keyboard less cool without kickstand!

praxulus 14y ago
Exactly. Depending on how it feels to type on that keyboard and the weight of the device, this could be a fully functional laptop and tablet.

mc32 14y ago

Yeah, cover as a keyboard is along the lines of Apple-like innovation. I think that's not a bad design decision, so long as it's a choice (i.e. SW keyboard is also an option).

molmalo 14y ago
It's windows 8, so the software keyboard is there. I think that the cover will be sold separately. They announced it as "Surface Cover", and coming in different colors, it makes sense to be sold separately. So, there's no other option but to also have a software keyboard. If not, the possibility of detaching the cover would be worthless.

joe_the_user 14y ago

Serious question, in what way is your second picture not a picture of a more-or-less conventional laptop? I'm asking because I find the "live blog" page incomprehensible.

aik 14y ago
theverge.com had a much better live blog.
molmalo 14y ago
Because it's basically a tablet, but the screen cover (3mm thick), that is attached with magnets and can be detached, is a full multi-touch keyboard.

ktizo 14y ago

It's a thinner ASUS EeePad Transformer - http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/ http://uk.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/

molmalo 14y ago
Well, something like that, but you also have an x86 version. (But the x86 is going to be more expensive than the ARM version)