wraggster
August 25th, 2015, 20:15
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/3efb6bd8489de1b9cbf440e944b6f4fa/202522970/displaycover.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/24/microsoft-displaycover-e-ink-keyboard-cover/)
Tablets are becoming more useful for getting real work done. Looking to further bridge the gap between slate and laptop, Microsoft Applied Sciences (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/23/microsoft-hololens-mirage/)built a prototype device it calls the DisplayCover: a keyboard cover that houses an e-ink (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/19/sainsburys-e-ink-pricing-labels/) touchscreen display. The 1,280 x 305 resolution panel not only provides access to app shortcuts, but it can also handle touch gestures for navigation and accept stylus input. The stylus feature seems to make things like signing documents and scribbling notes a breeze, based on the demo video. In the case of an app like Photoshop (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/adobe-touch-friendly-photoshop/) where you need constant access to tool palettes, those items can be parked at the top of the keyboard so they don't take up valuable space on the tablet's display (in this case a Surface (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/31/microsoft-surface-3-design/)).
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/24/microsoft-displaycover-e-ink-keyboard-cover/
Tablets are becoming more useful for getting real work done. Looking to further bridge the gap between slate and laptop, Microsoft Applied Sciences (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/23/microsoft-hololens-mirage/)built a prototype device it calls the DisplayCover: a keyboard cover that houses an e-ink (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/19/sainsburys-e-ink-pricing-labels/) touchscreen display. The 1,280 x 305 resolution panel not only provides access to app shortcuts, but it can also handle touch gestures for navigation and accept stylus input. The stylus feature seems to make things like signing documents and scribbling notes a breeze, based on the demo video. In the case of an app like Photoshop (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/adobe-touch-friendly-photoshop/) where you need constant access to tool palettes, those items can be parked at the top of the keyboard so they don't take up valuable space on the tablet's display (in this case a Surface (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/31/microsoft-surface-3-design/)).
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/24/microsoft-displaycover-e-ink-keyboard-cover/