Microsoft reveals new luxurious Surface Signature Type Cover
60Microsoft is introducing a "signature" Surface Type Cover today. Like existing keyboards for the Surface Pro 4, the latest signature edition includes a big glass trackpad and better spacing between the keys, but its selling point is the luxurious Alcantara material Microsoft is using. Alcantara fabric is often used by headphones manufacturers for a soft and comfortable fit, but Microsoft is using it to cover its latest Surface keyboard.
It's clear the software maker is making a fashion play here, describing the material as "unlike anything you've ever experienced," and a "beauty to hold and behold." A video announcing the new Signature Surface Type Cover positions it as a "luxury" keyboard thanks to the Italian textile, and it feels similar to the type of promo you'd see Apple's Jony Ive participate in. Microsoft has opted for a two-tone grey style that should grow darker over time, to compliment the color of the Surface Pro 4. Microsoft is making the signature cover available in stores today for $159.99, which is still $10 cheaper than Apple's own "smart" iPad Pro keyboard.
Verge Reviews: Surface Pro 4
More from The Verge
- The secret rules of the internet
- Mossberg: Slack beats email, but still needs to get better
- Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is the funkiest e-reader it’s ever made
- Meizu's Pro 6 has a 10-core processor and prettier antenna lines than the iPhone
- Why does the internet care about one man’s insane McDonald’s story, and is it true?
- Facebook's new Messenger bots are the slowest way to use the internet
- This is Facebook's gorgeous, open-source 360-degree video camera
