“Neo is not only the next new Surface,” Panay concluded. Microsoft is making a point to keep the keyboard around for its dual-screen PC. It’s the main reason we still have laptops and why tablets haven’t taken off like smartphones.
But the lack of a physical keyboard is a huge productivity hole. There are performance concerns, battery life issues, and so on.
Typically, when you add a second screen to the bottom of a laptop, your biggest loss is the physical keyboard. When you dock the hardware keyboard, Neo recognizes the keyboard and reveals what Microsoft is calling the “Wonderbar.” But the most interesting part is the inclusion of a keyboard that folds over one of the screens. Surface Neo comes with a USB-C port and supports the Surface Pen, which can attach to the device’s back. Panay said Surface Neo uses Gorilla Glass and features the “thinnest LCD ever created.” It’s powered by a new Intel Lakefield processor. Surface Neo is 5.6mm thick on each side, weighs 655 grams, and features a 360-degree hinge. “I believe this is the next category,” Panay declared. Surface Neo looks like the Microsoft Courier reborn.
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The company used it to unveil the Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, Surface Earbuds, and Surface Pro X. We want to bring our fans on the journey, but we also want to bring developers on our journey with us.” Panos Panay, head of engineering for all of Microsoft’s devices, said the product will be “ready next holiday. Microsoft expects Surface Neo to ship in time for holiday 2020. Each screen is about 9-inches and the two add up to a 13.1-inch total display size. Learn more.Īs a finale for its Surface event in New York City today, Microsoft teased a dual-screen PC called Surface Neo, powered by Windows 10X.
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Tl dr: Sucks for the state of Windows 10X and Neo, but potentially awesome for the future.Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. The Surface Neo was expected to be an important product for Microsoft, bringing Windows 10X - an updated version of the Windows 10 operating system optimized for dual-screen devices - to users.
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The less stories about a Windows update breaking something, deleting data, or not releasing on Surface hardware first, the better. Businesses and consumers alike aren't clamoring for new features in a legacy operating system. I hope the news about reallocating Windows engineers on 10X is true as well. Pushing it back gives them time to release a device that's actually exciting and more importantly works.
Panos' argument that people are more productive with two screens sounded more like an excuse to sell a device that had two discrete screens versus a more complicated device that they couldn't implement given their original release window. They really need to hit it out of the park and deliver a great experience with this new product, and the Neo we saw demoed seemed interesting, but I felt there was a lack of compelling use cases. Pushing it back to 2022 means the device we'll see will likely be the Neo 2 or Neo 3 in terms of the product roadmap. Considering Panos is now in charge of Windows as well as Surface and Ralf Groene is CVP of Design for both Windows and devices, I have a lot of faith that what we see them release will actually be a compelling device. Honestly, I expected a 2021 release for Neo given the rumored state of 10X and the fact that realistically, there's not enough store apps to make the Neo a compelling device.
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