Surface "is the perfect term for Windows 8

"The novelty of the device is that it becomes a blink of an eye of a portable tablet"said  Steven Sinofsky , in charge of Microsoft's Windows unit, during the official presentation of the product in  New York.  The gadget is the response of the firm to enter the business from rivals such as Apple's iPad and Google with  Nexus 7.  Surface has a touch screen 10.6'' , above which owns 9.7'' iPad from Apple, tablet segment leader. Has  a thickness of 9.3 mm and weighs 676 grams. It also has connections to ports  USB and MicroSD-additional internal capacity of 16 GB.Connectivity includes  Wi-Fi  and  Bluetooth 4.0. Surface has a " kickstand " (kickstand) that serves as a tripod to film or take pictures.The unit has front and rear camera, both with a 720p HD, and an estimated range of 8 hours of battery .  The tablet is preinstalled with the new streaming music service on Xbox Music and through Windows Store will be able to download  games.  The highlight of the design is the  protector Touch Cover  is also a  full keyboard .When connected, allowing the tablet  becomes a computer . The protector is only 3 millimeters and comes in  different colors . The display and keyboard are connected through a  magnetic mechanism . The 32GB version with Windows RT -running a simplified version of the operating system Windows 8 - and Office package will cost  $ 499 , ie, to be the same price as the 16GB iPad last. The device does not have the cover-keyboard, which will cost extra  $ 100. Will be available on October 26 for consumers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, UK and U.S.. Microsoft already enabled the purchase  of the tablet in its web . Separately, Touch Cover are priced at  U.S. $ 119  in white and  $ 129  in other colors.The model with  Windows 8 Pro  will be available in January.