The $ 9,000 Surface Hub 2S is a gigantic Windows touch screen with special wheels

It seems that every day in a classy office, someone talks about teamwork and collaboration as the key to success. And yet, most of us still struggle with the same maddening videoconferencing tools that make people want to quit.

But the Microsoft Surface Hub 2S feels a little different, a bit more advanced, and could even keep the promise of making collaboration with your colleagues a little less painful.

Carrying a large 50-inch screen with a resolution of 3840 x 2560 and a 4K webcam, the Surface Hub 2S has everything you need to see up to four teammates at about the size of life, in Full HD. But the real breakthrough of the Surface Hub 2S is its coupling to one of the Steelcase Rolling Stands and an integrated battery designed by APC, a renowned manufacturer of uninterrupted power supplies. The Surface Hub 2S is transformed into a portable screen that is easy to move wherever you want.

With a battery life estimated at around 100 minutes, the Surface Hub 2S should be able to go through an entire meeting without being plugged in, although in most cases this is likely to be excessive, as you can simply unplug it when you switch over. 39, one sitting to another. conference room to another. And because the Surface Hub does not turn off when you remove the cord, you will not have to worry about losing your job if you have to move this big screen.

But what is most impressive about the Surface Hub 2S, is how slippery it is. In Microsoft's Whiteboard application, there is a tool that automatically reads your handwriting and then sublimates it automatically so that no one you work with is not forced to try to decipher your chicken skin. Another feature is to import a normal image, and then transform it into a digital drawing, as if it had been inked in the Whiteboard application.

Of course, like other recent Microsoft computers, the Surface Hub 2S offers full Windows Ink precision support and a stylus provided. I must also mention that I appreciate the Surface Hub 2S matt screen, which attenuates reflections very well while giving it a beautiful texture for sketching or taking notes.

And in case a 50-inch screen is simply not enough, there's also an 85-inch version of the Surface Hub 2S that Microsoft has cleverly designed so that when the smaller version is set to portrait mode, it's a good idea. aligns perfectly with an inch model in landscape orientation.

That said, I can not understand where this technology finds its market. With a starting price of $ 9,000 for the 50-inch model, the Surface Hub 2S is anything but economical, even for large companies. And that's before you find yourself in Steelcase's $ 1,450 Roam Roller Stand, which, with its built-in storage for the Hub 2S battery, is a must-have accessory.

But if you're a busy IT executive looking to get your office ready, the Surface Hub 2S might be the most comprehensive collaboration tool Microsoft has ever designed.