Microsoft hints that a pocket surface is still under construction – BGR

During its press conference on Tuesday, Microsoft had a few surprises for Surface fans, including Surface brand headphones, a new Windows 10 application that will soon allow you to launch PC-based Android apps and a new Surface All payment plan. Access. This is above the news expected of the day, including the expected update of Windows 10 and all new Surface computers. But Microsoft did not have this moment "one last thing" that some fans of Surface could wait. The foldable surface phone has not arrived yet, but the chief designer of the product, Panos Panay, seemed to imply in an interview that the project was underway.

The other day, we saw evidence suggesting that the foldable Surface Phone, called Andromeda, is still in development. Microsoft apparently published several references to Andromeda OS. But the company is far from doing surface phone announcements.

Talk to The edgePanay mentioned new form factors for surface devices, including a stackable surface.

"It's absolutely my baby," he says. "We will invent and create when products are right. We can not create new categories in the world and not be a place where customers need them. "

In the past, he had praised such devices, claiming about this unprecedented 7 inch Mini Surface that he was "awesome" and comparing it to a Moleskin.

But Microsoft, like Samsung and other companies working on foldable devices, needs to develop the kind of new computing experiences that would convince buyers to opt for wrap-around surfaces. And Panay is well aware of the challenges ahead.

"At the present time, we see people using these products in a way that blows my mind, it is inspiring," said the executive. "I think Surface Hub 2 is ready. I think that any other form factor that you have not seen yet must be corrected, we must make sure to continue to invent to make it perfect. "

Panay does not just talk about hardware, because the software is just as important in providing customers with new Surface experiences. But he would not engage in anything for the moment. He said he thought "there will be many new form factors in the future". This means that Surface fans dreaming of foldable Windows 10 phones will have to wait for such experiences to come on the market.