Watch Panos Panay (virtually) introduce the new Surface devices
Microsoft's chief product officer shared a brief video showing his excitement for the newly announced Surface devices.
What you need to know
- Panos Panay shared a brief video on Twitter about the new Surface devices.
- Microsoft announced the Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2, and several other Surface devices today.
- Panay highlights that the devices are designed to adapt to people's workflow.
Microsoft's chief product officer, Panos Panay, shared a brief video on Twitter today showing his excitement for the new Surface devices. Microsoft announced two new PCs today, the Surface Book 3 and the Surface Go 2. The company also announced the Surface Headphones 2, Surface Earbuds, and two docks for connecting devices. Panay discussed how the devices adapt to people's workflow.
Today, we introduce the newest members of the @Surface family. Each one of these products made to adapt to you so you can stay in your flow, work, learn, and have fun, from anywhere. Check out the blog to learn more: https://t.co/IEuOOnWiRp pic.twitter.com/fziyTusNJlToday, we introduce the newest members of the @Surface family. Each one of these products made to adapt to you so you can stay in your flow, work, learn, and have fun, from anywhere. Check out the blog to learn more: https://t.co/IEuOOnWiRp pic.twitter.com/fziyTusNJl— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
About halfway through the video, Panay's daughter walks into the room in which he's filming. She joins the video, says hi, and says good-bye alongside Panay ending the video.
Panay often announces Surface devices with a bit more fanfare, but with the current health crisis Microsoft took a different approach to announcing the new Surface devices.
Small and portable
The new Surface Go 2 packs a larger 10.5-inch higher resolution display, thinner bezels, more power and storage for all your on-the-go computing tasks. Compatible with previous and new accessories.
Power on the go
The refreshed Surface Book 3 for 2020 gets new Intel 10th Gen processors, more powerful GTX graphics, and much better Wi-Fi, SSD, and RAM options making this one powerful 2-in-1 convertible PC.
Back in black
Microsoft's Surface Headphones are back, and they're available in black. The Surface Headphones 2 also bring Bluetooth 5, up to 20 hours of battery life, aptX support, and more.
Microsoft's super smart earbuds
Now at a lower price, the Surface Earbuds will undoubtedly turn some heads when you're out wearing them, but you'll be able to make use of gesture support on your PC, iPhone, or Android smartphone.
USB-C heaven
The Surface Dock 2 brings much-needed updates to the original, adding in four USB-C ports alongside the usual ethernet, USB-A, and 3.5mm jacks.
For all modern PCs
The Microsoft USB-C Travel Hub lets you take more ports on the go, expanding all modern PCs with extra USB-A, VGA, HDMI, and VGA ports in a small package.
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