Scratching the Surface

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🗓️ 24 September 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It's product announcement season, and this week was Microsoft's turn. The company slid out a few new Surfaces, a weird flippy laptop thing, and an eco-friendlyish mouse that looks like a bar of soap. Microsoft also doubled down on its dual screen mobile design with the Surface Duo 2, a device that we're still not quite sure what to do with.

This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED product and reviews writer Brenda Stoylar joins us to talk all about Microsoft's hardware announcements and the future of the company's multiple screens and detachable keyboards.

Show Notes:

Check out everything Microsoft announced this week. Read Lauren’s story about the weird Surface Duo 2. Read our review of the last Surface Pro X. This is a password journal.

Recommendations:

Brenda recommends the Peacock original Dr. Death. Lauren recommends the non-alcoholic craft beer made by Athletic Brewing. Mike recommends trying some Indian pizza.

Brenda Stolyar can be found on Twitter @BStoly. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.

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0:00.0	Lauren.
0:00.8	Mike.
0:01.5	Lauren, which do you prefer?
0:03.3	A laptop with a detachable screen or a tablet with a detachable keyboard?
0:09.2	So many choices this early in the morning.
0:12.2	I have to say that I probably go first and foremost with a clamshell, call me traditional,
0:18.1	call me old-fashioned, followed by a tablet with a detachable keyboard.
0:21.9	How about you?
0:23.3	I want a clamshell where the screen also detaches and swiveles over the keyboard so I can't type.
0:31.1	Oh, okay.
0:32.1	Well, do we have something for you?
0:34.7	We're going to talk about all those options on today's show.
0:37.1	All right.
0:38.3	Hi, everyone.
0:41.3	Welcome to Gadget Lab.
0:45.3	I'm Michael Colori, a senior editor at Wired.
0:48.3	And I'm Lauren Good, a senior writer at Wired.
0:50.3	And this week I'm podcasting from Casey Newton's closet.
0:53.3	Hello, Casey. It's not actually his closet. It's just his apartment. Thank you, Casey. We're also joined remotely by Wired's newest products and reviews writer Brenda Stoliar. Welcome, Brenda. Hello. Thank you for having me. Your inaugural gadget lab. It's so exciting to have you on.
1:11.7	Thank you. Yeah, I'm very excited to do this.
1:13.9	We are deep into what we call here at Wired hardware silly season.
1:19.4	Last week, Apple announced a bunch of new stuff.
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