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“ Malan’s remote-teaching setup involves a host of technology, including a seven-foot-wide interactive computer screen, called a Microsoft Surface Hub”

Don’t hear much about the Surface Hub these days. It’s alive and well?



> Don’t hear much about the Surface Hub these days. It’s alive and well?

Microsoft released an updated version - the Surface Hub 2S - about a year ago. The intention was this could be upgraded in-situ using a cartridge to become the Surface Hub 2X. The 2X was meant to have all the hotness Microsoft were showing off in demos at the time (it has now been cancelled - [1]).

I procured one for some R&D, it's only sold through OEMs and service providers, for around $10k (more if you get the steelcase stand and battery pack).

For what it is it's quite good: it's industrial design and feature-set goes well beyond a lot of the competition (Google Jamboard, etc), although its applications are still quite niche.

One nice feature is you can output the touch input to a connected Windows laptop, making it a (rather expensive) huge multi-touch external monitor.

[1]:https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21119915/microsoft-surface...


Yea, it’s something that’s bought by departments who are having a good year and don’t wanna lose their budget.


$22K 4K touchscreen. It has a niche appeal.




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