Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Tuesday, May 21st, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today.

There are only two stories. First, an event yesterday where Microsoft showed off what they want the PC to look like

in the AI era, plus that recall app is super interesting, and then it's the Scarlet Johanson Open AI thing. It's gotten weirder and more importantly it's

continuing to highlight how open AI itself is kind of weird. Here's what you

miss today in the world of tech.

Microsoft held a hardware event yesterday where you'll never believe it. All of the talk was about AI, but let me hit the hardware angle of this first, and then I'll get to the AI angle of it.

Microsoft debuted a new Surface Pro, starting at a thousand bucks with optional O-led display and 5G,

up to 90% faster than the previous generation they said.

It's got a flex keyboard with haptic feedback

and more, quoting the verge.

Microsoft says the pro will get up to 14 hours of video playback,

which isn't quite as good as the 20 hours it claims for the new

Surface laptop, but is still a good sign for the device.

There's also a new optional o-led screen, Wi-Fi 7 support, and a new keyboard attachment called the Surface Pro Flex keyboard.

It has two USB-4 ports and comes in four colors, including a very nice looking new shade of blue.

It also comes with vastly improved cameras. including a very nice looking new shade of blue.

It also comes with vastly improved cameras,

an ultra wide quad HD system on the front

that Microsoft intends to use for lots of AI purposes

and a 10 megapixel sensor on the back. The whole thing weighs a hair

under two pounds and is otherwise exactly the same size as the previous pro.

The story here is very much inside the device."

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