The Type Cover is so good it turns the Surface RT into a real laptop for me. I tend to use the Surface as a laptop more than as a tablet so the real keyboard is a good addition.

At $119 for the Touch Cover, and $129 for the Type Cover, they feel steep. Perhaps Microsoft is trying to shove margin into the Covers to boost the overall profitability of the Surface project.

Microsoft followed up its Surface reveal with yet more goodness from its R&D department -- this time in the form of two covers for the new tablet: the Touch Cover and the Type Cover.

When the Surface RT launched, the most exciting hardware feature was the Touch Cover, a slick cover-keyboard hybrid. However, it cost an extra $120, which is a lot for a practically obligatory ...

A Surface 2 without the $130 Type Cover accessory wouldn't be very productive at all. This is a solid keyboard, and it's relatively thin thanks to the fact that it doesn't need its own battery.

The 64GB version of Surface RT sells for $699 with the black Touch Cover included. For another $119.99, you can purchase a standalone Touch Cover in either black, white, magenta, cyan or red.

We're here live at Microsoft's press event in Los Angeles, where it just unveiled not just the rumored tablet you were hoping for, but two tablets: Surface for Windows RT, which has an NVIDIA chip ...

Touch Covers usually cost $120 (or $130 for limited edition versions) and Type Covers usually cost $130. The Surface RT costs $499 with 32GB of storage, or $599 with 32GB.

The first thing I did with the Surface RT was test my typing speed in words per minute using one of the online services: typeonline.co.uk.If you'd asked, I'd have said the Type cover felt a bit ...

With the introduction of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet ($699.00 direct), Microsoft also unveiled the latest in PC peripherals, the Surface cover and keyboard. While there will likely be third ...

The Surface RT uses a 10.6-inch 16×9 ClearType HD Display at 1366×768. The screen can handle 5 points of contact at once. Indoors, the screen is deep and rich with vibrant colors.

Microsoft Surface RT; Product Codes: Surface with Windows RT: GSM Bands: N/A: 3G/4G Bands: N/A: Display: 10.6-inch ClearType LCD at 1366 x 768 ... as do the accessories such as the Type Cover and ...