Microsoft's 'pocketable Surface' project is not dead yet, but it's certainly still vague
Surface "Andromeda" concept render by David Breyer
A “conventional” Surface Laptop 2 with a non-detachable keyboard and “creator”-friendly Surface Studio 2 completed Redmond’s refreshed product lineup, which unsurprisingly did not include either the fabled Surface Phone or mysterious “Andromeda” device.
But make no mistake, Microsoft has yet to abandon the mobile game, as proven by a new app aptly named “Your Phone” and Panos Panay’s latest statements about a “pocketable Surface” project.
This has long been in the works under various codenames (most recently Andromeda), and although there’s still no release timeline to share with the public, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer and Surface co-creator is now calling the project “absolutely” his “baby.”
Described as more of a general vision than a specific concept or idea for an actual product, this “pocketable Surface” is unlikely to materialize as a conventional, boring smartphone. So, yeah, let’s just put all unsubstantiated Surface Phone rumors to rest.
Instead, what Panay envisions is something that still needs a great deal of refinement. Heck, it may not have even been invented yet. But Microsoft will continue to try to get a bunch of “new form factors” just right in the not-so-distant future, including a gadget you can carry around in your pocket and blow Panay’s mind with its use cases.
Basically, we’re not getting any new and substantial information about “Andromeda” today. Just vague promises and grandiose commitments. Well, that’s still better than nothing, right?
source: The Verge
