The first-generation Surface (launched as Surface with Windows RT, [2] later marketed as Surface RT) [3] is a hybrid tablet computer developed and manufactured by Microsoft. Announced in June 2012, …

Jan 31, 2026 · The first Microsoft Surface wasn't a tablet; it was a coffee table with a PC inside. Unveiled in 2007 and launched in 2008, the Microsoft Surface was, well, a surface.

Apr 15, 2025 · Fast forward to 2012 where Microsoft’s Chief Product Evangelist, Panos Panay, introduced the very original Surface tablet device (the Surface RT) to the world.

Apr 5, 2025 · In 2007, the first Microsoft Surface wasn't a compact, convenient tablet PC at all—it was a piece of furniture. Intended as a multi-user device that would showcase Microsoft's then-new...

Aug 22, 2016 · The Surface 1.0 was a 30-inch table that could recognize items, like phones, on it. In this demo, placing a phone on the table brings up pricing and other information about it.

Aug 22, 2016 · It's mostly forgotten by history now, but the name "Microsoft Surface," now referring to Microsoft's line of actually very good tablets and laptops, originally belonged to a line of 30-inch...

The original Microsoft Surface is an interactive coffee table that retailed for $10,000. It was first demonstrated in May 2007, five years before the Surface devices we know today. The table was not …

Jan 4, 2025 · Surface Book: Debuted in 2015, the Surface Book introduced a detachable screen that acted both as a standalone tablet and a powerful laptop. With its high-end specs, including discrete …

The original Surface and Surface 2 models use Windows RT, a special version of Windows 8 designed for devices with ARM processors and cannot be upgraded to Windows 10.

May 20, 2020 · Known simply as Microsoft Surface, the 10.6in tablet came with a modified version of Windows 8 and support for keyboard covers. A higher-spec Pro model arrived soon after, and the …