Hal Berenson on the Microsoft Surface

Interesting hands-on review:

Now we’re going to get to the core of the matter. What really makes the Surface difference. In your hands it is, at worst, yet another tablet. Prop it up on a table or other flat surface and something magical happens. The weaknesses of typing on a virtual keyboard or positioning on a capacitive touch screen fade away and you get all the benefits of a real keyboard and pointing device. Sure that shows up in simple ways, like being able to easily and accurately type in a password.

Basically, for him, Surface is exactly what Microsoft promised.

★ Friday, 2 November 2012