Microsoft Announces New Touch Covers, Power Cover and Dock

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In addition to two new Surface tablets, Microsoft also announced a couple of new Touch Covers today. The company assures us that these new accessories will work with the old models of Surface, too, so you don't have to buy a new tablet to get a new keyboard for your Surface. The Touch Cover 2 will be back-lit and packs 1092 sensors. This is compared to the paltry 80 sensors in Microsoft's original Touch Cover. Despite all those extra sensors, it's actually thinner than the original as well, measuring in at 2.75 mm. It will be priced at $119.99 when it launches and is up for pre-order tomorrow.

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  • stevejnb
    Oye, same thing as with the recent Apple spam... This is fundamentally one event, one announcement. Do we need the announcement to be broken up into three articles?
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  • tomate2
    Although overpriced, they have some incredible accessories for the new Surface tablets.
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  • classzero
    Still over priced. Microsoft stock holders prepare to see a $900 million hit again.
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  • FrankInKY
    But there is no joy in Mudville, mighty Ballmer has struck out.
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  • alextheblue
    Jane, you need to update the article. In the Surface Pro 2 hands-on video, Marcus says the new Type cover is ALSO 1mm thinner than its predecessor. Which, given the improvements to rigidity and noise, and the fact that it appears to have the same amount of key travel, is pretty sweet.
    11588033 said:
    Although overpriced, they have some incredible accessories for the new Surface tablets.
    Yeah they're a bit high. But they're all pretty slick, and the quality of the Surface accessories seems good, and these will likely continue that trend. I especially like that docking station!

    It's great that the new covers are backwards compatible with the older models. I imagine a lot of owners of the original Surface Pro will be snagging the new Type Cover. I'd bet that the dock will work with the older model Pro as well.
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  • back_by_demand
    "There's also a new Type Cover, which Microsoft says has the same design as the original (so we assume the same thickness and weight)"

    Clearly was not paying attention, maybe you should watch the video again, it is a full 1mm thinner
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  • outlw6669
    These are some great accessories, I just wish they costed a bit less.
    A dockable, relatively high performance, tablet with a removable keyboard would be awesome for many a university student.
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