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touch area that Microsoft calls ‘Wonder Bar’. Think of
Apple’s dismal Touch Bar, but perhaps more useful and
with more support. In one demonstration, Microsoft
showed the Surface Neo automatically docking a
Netflix video to the Wonder Bar, keeping the main
screen clear for productivity tasks.
As a Surface there is, of course, pen support. The
pen appears to be same flat, wireless charging Slim
pen as the one that comes with the new Surface Pro
X. Microsoft didn’t say whether the pen charges in its
storage position on the tablet’s back (see below), but
we hope it does.
The Neo offers a large tablet surface (albeit with a
bezel splitting it), a small tablet mode, a book mode,
and two different clamshell modes. As the keyboard
is wireless, you can detach it and set the screen on a
table to use both screens.The Surface Neo features
a newly designed pen that
magnetically attaches to
the Surface. Although not
confirmed, we suspect it also
charges in that position too40 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020MICROSOFT SURFACE EVENT
touch area that Microsoft calls ‘Wonder Bar’. Think of
Apple’s dismal Touch Bar, but perhaps more useful and
withmoresupport.Inonedemonstration,Microsoft
showedtheSurfaceNeoautomaticallydockinga
Netflixvideo to the Wonder Bar, keeping the main
screen clear for productivity tasks.
As a Surface there is, of course, pen support. The
pen appears to be same flat, wireless charging Slim
pen as the one that comes with the new Surface Pro
X. Microsoft didn’t say whether the pen charges in its
storage position on the tablet’s back (see below), but
we hope it does.
The Neo offers a large tablet surface (albeit with a
bezel splitting it), a small tablet mode, a book mode,
andtwodifferentclamshellmodes.Asthekeyboard
iswireless, you can detach it and set the screen on a
table to use both screens.The Surface Neo features
a newly designed pen that
magnetically attaches to
the Surface. Although not
confirmed, we suspect it also
charges in that position too