Wait, there's a tablet too? Microsoft announces Type and Touch Covers

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Yes, Microsoft unveiled the hyper-rumored tablet during its Monday announcement. But the surprises came when the company continued to showcase new hardware in the form of two accompanying tablet covers: the Type and the Touch. Microsoft's Touch Cover for the Surface tablets is 3mm thick and comes in four available colors: Cyan, Orange, Magenta, and Grey. The real trick is that it doubles as a keyboard and trackpad, both on the inside of the cover. The Surface tablet can recognize when the cover is attached and users can't miss when trying to connect through its use of magnets.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012...oo-microsoft-announces-type-and-touch-covers/

 

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[h=1]Microsoft Surface Is Hiding a Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard, Multitouch Trackpad and Kickstand[/h]

The Microsoft Surface may be billed as a tablet, but hiding in its 3mm cover is a pressure-sensitive keyboard called Type Cover which will allow the tablet to transform resemble more of a computer on the go without the burden of a bulky keyboard case.
Type Cover latches onto the Surface tablet with magnets (much like the Apple's Smart Cover does with the iPad), and "senses keystrokes as gestures," and has a touchpad area for cursor manipulation, according to Microsoft. Type Cover also has a built-in accelerometer, so that it knows when it is folded back behind the tablet (thus preventing accidental input). Microsoft says that Type Cover can detect the force you're placing on it down to the gram, and won't input characters when you just have your fingers resting on the keys.

http://gizmodo.com/5919425/microsof...ure-sensitive-keyboard-and-built+in-kickstand

 

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http://gizmodo.com/5919425/microsof...ure-sensitive-keyboard-and-built+in-kickstand