See What Microsoft 'Surface' Tab has to Kill iPad

Bangalore: Microsoft has finally unveiled it’s much hyped, rumored and awaited tablet dubbed as “Surface”. The company flaunts that their new Surface tablet is the ultimate stage for Windows. Till date Microsoft was known as the company that developed only software and then be dependent on other companies to provide them with the hardware. They have now stepped out of this domain and with the launch of Surface they have jumped into the rat race along with Apple and Google.

Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft’s Windows division, called the device a “tablet that’s a great PC, that’s a great tablet.” According to the executives a lot of attention has been given to the details and design of this tablet.

Surface come in two models; Powered byn ARM processor running on Windows RT and the other one engineered  with third-generation Intel Core processor featuring Windows 8 Pro. Read to know more about this new breed in the tablet field and what it has for you.

1. Features that Gives a Boost

VaporMg: Microsoft used the unique approach called VaporMg pronounced as Vapor-Mag, for designing the casing of Surface. In order to make the casing there is a combination of material selection and process to mold the metal. The final finish looks similarly to that of a luxury watch. The case is made of magnesium which can be beaten up to as thin as .65mm, thinner than a normal credit card. This has made the tablet thin and light without losing its strength.

Integrated Kickstand: A tablet with a kickstand! This kickstand was possible because of the VaporMg approach. Holding it, or watching a movie or using the rear-facing video camera, the kickstand kicks into work. It is there when required but disappears when not in use and this kickstand doesn’t add any extra weight or thickness to the tablet.

Touch Cover Keyboard: Microsoft has yet again taken a step forward in the human-computer interface. Due to the unique pressure-sensitive technology, it senses keystrokes as gestures which helps you type much faster than normal. Apart from this the little extra selling proposition that these Touch Covers have are the vibrant colours they are available in.