Microsoft has patented a cover-keyboard for tablet Surface

Of Microsoft, despite a series success so far failed debut tablet to a cult. After all, sales are modest. Although it must be noted that there have resorted to some interesting decisions that proved worthy of fixing in patents.

Not long ago, the U.S. Patent Office was registered 3 patents on electronic tablet covers for Surface. All of this is in the documentation in the form of decorative design electronic tablet to connect input devices. The company, hoping for success, in May last year, filed a patent application, in fact, a month before an official announcement Surface. But after six months, he was already on the shelves.

I must say that the cover of this has become one of the most complex components when the team worked on the Microsoft Surface, it was to be super thin, to avoid discomfort, and very robust for most screen protection. As a result, the engineers decided to use a magnetic catch and in this very thin cover embed keyboard.

Microsoft, according to the summary of analysts, sold in October last year, more than half a million branded tablet, including about four hundred thousand models of the Surface Pro. It is learned that the company has ordered the contractors about three million models Surface RT, and planned for the first quarter to sell 2 million

Source: 3dnews