This prototype e-ink Microsoft Surface cover looks amazing

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by Sindy Cator on August 25, 2015 at 9:59 am

A new Surface Pro might be on the horizon, but Microsoft is busy experimenting with new ideas for unique keyboard attachments. One such concept out of the Microsoft Applied Sciences Group today shows a cover that integrates a touch-sensitive e-ink display built into the keyboard area. Called the ‘DisplayCover.’ it sports a physical keyboard and a ultra-thin e-ink display with 1280 x 305 pixels used to display live tiles below the screen without draining battery life. The idea is that it could help extend available screen space on smaller devices — perhaps like the smaller Surface 3 — and add…