Idea No. 6: Unite Microsoft Surface Devices and Pen
Microsoft designs their Surface devices and Windows 10 to be compatible with digital pens. In fact, support for the pen is built-in. However, the pen is sold separately and risks getting separated from the device even with the magnetic watchamacallit on the side, which seems more like an afterthought to the overall design. Now what if, Microsoft makes the pen part of the Surface? Sounds good? Read on...
This idea is of course nothing new. Mobile device manufacturers have incorporated the pen and its holder as part of the device's body in the past. The pen is always with the device and there's less chance of losing them -- just remember to put it back where you got it.
Microsoft's Surface Pen can be provided a space on the side or back of the Surface device for its storage. The same storage or holder can also charge the pen. This way, the pen becomes truly part of the device and the Windows experience. It should no longer be sold separately. The pen is always with the Surface device itself.
The same holder can be designed to expose some of the pen's buttons to add as input controls for the Surface. It may be possible to configure the behavior of these buttons when the pen is stored in its holder. By default, the buttons may more or less function the same as they would behave when the pen is used outside its holder.
Microsoft puts a lot of pen/ink features in Windows 10, built-in to the OS and its native apps. The Surface brand is suppose to champion and showcase Windows 10. Just by making the pen built-in to the Surface device, it can send a new message to everyone, about how important and useful Windows 10 really is when used with the pen.
This idea is of course nothing new. Mobile device manufacturers have incorporated the pen and its holder as part of the device's body in the past. The pen is always with the device and there's less chance of losing them -- just remember to put it back where you got it.
Microsoft's Surface Pen can be provided a space on the side or back of the Surface device for its storage. The same storage or holder can also charge the pen. This way, the pen becomes truly part of the device and the Windows experience. It should no longer be sold separately. The pen is always with the Surface device itself.
The same holder can be designed to expose some of the pen's buttons to add as input controls for the Surface. It may be possible to configure the behavior of these buttons when the pen is stored in its holder. By default, the buttons may more or less function the same as they would behave when the pen is used outside its holder.
Microsoft puts a lot of pen/ink features in Windows 10, built-in to the OS and its native apps. The Surface brand is suppose to champion and showcase Windows 10. Just by making the pen built-in to the Surface device, it can send a new message to everyone, about how important and useful Windows 10 really is when used with the pen.
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