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We may be getting a hinged Windows 10 tablet that offers three different configurations: 0 degrees closed, 180 degrees flat open, and 360 degrees fully open. While there does not seem to be any confirmation that a foldable screen will be used, that seems to be the most practical option in light of the engineering challenges in creating such a device. At 180 degrees, the inside screens would show a single user interface, while separate interfaces would be shown on each screen in the other configurations.
Magnets and clever hinges would be used to hold the device in the various configurations and to create a near seamless surface when fully flat. The images also for the first time gives us a clue to the size of the device, with the scale of the camera port suggesting a smartphone-sized device rather than a book-sized tablet. The inventor listed on both patents is Kabir Siddiqui, who had earlier patented the Surface Kickstand. While many of our readers could never be tempted back to a Windows Phone, we can easily see the device play a new role as an always-connected ARM-based Windows 10 tablet that would allow a high-level of productivity on the move, to be used to complement another smartphone which may or may not run Windows.
Magnets and clever hinges would be used to hold the device in the various configurations and to create a near seamless surface when fully flat. The images also for the first time gives us a clue to the size of the device, with the scale of the camera port suggesting a smartphone-sized device rather than a book-sized tablet. The inventor listed on both patents is Kabir Siddiqui, who had earlier patented the Surface Kickstand. While many of our readers could never be tempted back to a Windows Phone, we can easily see the device play a new role as an always-connected ARM-based Windows 10 tablet that would allow a high-level of productivity on the move, to be used to complement another smartphone which may or may not run Windows.