The video takes us on a tour of the Surface 2 tablet, with special nods to the enhanced Touch Cover and keyboard. October 8, 2013 5:04 AM PDT You can create gestures by swiping across the keyboard in Surface 2. (Credit: YouTube/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) A new Microsoft video shines the spotlight on a few of the new and improved features in the Surface 2 tablet. Available via YouTube, the "Making of Surface 2" video highlights the new Touch Cover, showing how you can create touch gestures by swiping across keys thanks to a high-resolution sensor. The original Surface embedded a pressure sensor under every button. But the new Surface uses a matrix of sensors spread out across the entire keyboard, thus allowing for gestures as well as more accurate keystrokes. Available in a wider array of colors, the Surface 2's Touch Cover also adds backlighting to the keyboard. Finally, a new kickstand offers a couple of different angles -- one designed for a flat surface and another designed for your lap. The Surface 2 is currently up for preorder. The 32GB version sells for $449, while the 64GB edition will cost you $549. Microsoft said last week that the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are in short supply, though it didn't reveal specific preorder numbers. The Surface 2 will run Windows RT, while the Surface Pro 2 will be outfitted with Windows 8.1. Both models are due to reach stores on October 22. Read the CNET Editors' Take Microsoft Surface 2 (Windows RT) Editors' Take: Microsoft's revamped Windows RT tablet is thinner, lighter, and runs longer. Read More
The video takes us on a tour of the Surface 2 tablet, with special nods to the enhanced Touch Cover and keyboard.
You can create gestures by swiping across the keyboard in Surface 2.
(Credit: YouTube/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)
A new Microsoft video shines the spotlight on a few of the new and improved features in the Surface 2 tablet.
Available via YouTube, the "Making of Surface 2" video highlights the new Touch Cover, showing how you can create touch gestures by swiping across keys thanks to a high-resolution sensor. The original Surface embedded a pressure sensor under every button. But the new Surface uses a matrix of sensors spread out across the entire keyboard, thus allowing for gestures as well as more accurate keystrokes.
Available in a wider array of colors, the Surface 2's Touch Cover also adds backlighting to the keyboard. Finally, a new kickstand offers a couple of different angles -- one designed for a flat surface and another designed for your lap.
The Surface 2 is currently up for preorder. The 32GB version sells for $449, while the 64GB edition will cost you $549. Microsoft said last week that the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are in short supply, though it didn't reveal specific preorder numbers.
The Surface 2 will run Windows RT, while the Surface Pro 2 will be outfitted with Windows 8.1. Both models are due to reach stores on October 22.
Microsoft Surface 2 (Windows RT)
Editors' Take: Microsoft's revamped Windows RT tablet is thinner, lighter, and runs longer. Read More
