{"id":1997,"date":"2012-06-20T13:28:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2015-06-03T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T17:47:59","slug":"microsoft-windows8-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/microsoft-windows8-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Microsoft Surface, Windows 8 Tablet From Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt embodies hardware and software working together. People want to work and play,\u201d Steve Ballmer said today amid much fanfare at Milk Studios in downtown Los Angeles. Microsoft has officially entered the ring with the\u00a0Apple\u00a0IPad. Microsoft views the <a title=\"Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows-8\/release-preview\" target=\"_blank\">Windows 8 Surface Tablet<\/a> \u00a0as a \u201cstage for Windows 8.\u201d It\u2019s 9.3mm thin, has full size USB 2.0 ports, a massive kickstand and weighs only 1.5 lbs. The casing is made out of magnesium (specifically, a material Microsoft calls VaporMg) and screen is covered in the Gorilla Glass 2 and optically bonded, a feature for the\u00a0<a title=\"Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows-8\/release-preview\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft\u00a0Windows 8 Surface Tablet\u00a0<\/a>brags was specifically made for the Surface Tablet. The Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablet is directly aimed at consumers, and with that, the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 8 is at the core of \u00a0Microsoft&#8217;s Surface Tablet. As such, it\u2019s Metro device but also has access to all the Windows, not to mention Xbox features. Microsoft Surface Tablet is clearly the product Microsoft had in mind when it announced the Xbox SmartGlass feature at E3 earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also announced several accessories for the Microsoft Surface Tablet including a clever 3mm thick cover that features a full (albeit super-slim) keyboard. Since it\u2019s held on by magnets, it will likely be called a copy of the iPad\u2019s SmartCover, too. The backside of the Surface even features a massive, unit-wide kickstand.<\/p>\n<p>There will be two hardware options for Microsoft\u2019s Surface Tablet, with both an ARM option and, for the full Windows experience, an Intel chip.<\/p>\n<p>But like most hardware, it\u2019s nothing without the right software. Ballmer was very clear at the beginning of the announcement event that the <a title=\"Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows-8\/release-preview\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Surface Tablet&#8217;s<\/a> strength is the Windows ecosystem. This tablet runs Windows 8, and with that, both Metro and the traditional desktop environment. Every application that runs on Windows, save perhaps Skyrim and the like, should run on a x86 Surface.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if Microsoft is attempting to take on Apple, it will need to court a new crop of developers. The <a title=\"Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\">iPad\u2019s<\/a> strength comes from its legions of small 3rd party devs that for the most part completely ignore all things Microsoft. Up until this product, there wasn\u2019t another tablet platform with the same sort of penetration numbers as the iPad. But with the Surface Tablet, Microsoft is essentially giving developers a massive user base as the applications will hit both mobile and desktop units \u2014 and Metro\u2019s dedication to the touchscreen makes the deal even sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>The new Windows RT-powered Surface Tablet will sport either 32 or 64GB of storage depending on the purchaser\u2019s preference, while the more traditional Intel variant will come with either 64 or 128GB. Microsoft declined to dive into specifics about their new tablet\u2019s release, though they were quick to note that the Surface tablets would be priced \u201ccompetitively\u201d when they make it to market.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To View Full Article\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a title=\"Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/06\/18\/the-microsoft-surface-a-10-6-inch-windows-8-tablet-from-microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt embodies hardware and software working together. People want to work and play,\u201d Steve Ballmer said today amid much fanfare at Milk Studios in downtown Los Angeles. Microsoft has officially entered the ring with the\u00a0Apple\u00a0IPad. 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