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Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 is designed for an office of the future

Microsoft is unveiling the next-generation of its giant conference room displays today: Surface Hub 2. While the original Surface Hub shipped in 2016 with 1080p 55-inch and 4K 84-inch options, the Surface Hub 2 will use a 50.5-inch display with a greater than 4K resolution and 3:2 aspect ratio with extremely thin bezels. That's the same ratio as all other Surface products, and Microsoft has clearly picked this to compliment the fact its giant display now rotates to a portrait position.

[...] While it's still based on Windows 10, Microsoft is working on a new dynamic collaboration scenario that will allow multiple people to walk up to the Surface Hub 2, log into the device using the built-in fingerprint reader and then each pull their own work into a single collaborative document. Most of the software will be optimized for Microsoft Teams, and far-field microphones and 4K cameras will allow you to make video calls in portrait mode that make it feel like you're standing next to a colleague.

[...] Microsoft says pricing will be in line with similar competitive devices, which could mean we'll see a more aggressive price point to counter Google's own digital whiteboard. Microsoft has already sold Surface Hubs to more than 5,000 businesses in 25 countries. More than half of Fortune 100 companies already own a Surface Hub, and it's the most popular Surface device for enterprise customers. By simplifying to a single display size (50.5-inch) with the Surface Hub 2, the hardware should be easier to manufacture. Microsoft has struggled to manufacture Surface Hub devices to meet demand, and the company closed its US manufacturing plant last year, presumably to cut costs and speed up production elsewhere.

Related: Google's "Jamboard" Takes on the Giant Touchscreen Workplace Niche

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 is designed for an office of the future" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/15/17352624/microsoft-surface-hub-2-features-launch-date-pricing
3. "original Surface Hub" - https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7867585/microsoft-surface-hub-announced
4. "Surface Hubs to more than 5,000 businesses" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/9/17099576/microsoft-surface-hub-2-announcement
5. "Google's "Jamboard" Takes on the Giant Touchscreen Workplace Niche" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/10/27/0056243
6. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26654

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