Microsoft announces backlit Type Cover 2 for the new Surface line

Along with its new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets, Microsoft is expanding its line of covers, unveiling a new Type Cover that promises better key presses, silent typing that you wouldn't get from a laptop, and backlit keys. The cover comes in purple, pink, blue, and black, and Microsoft says it's taken a millimeter of travel out of the keys, making the Type Cover 2 nearly as thin as the Touch Cover for the first generation. Though Microsoft has said people will be using the cover "next year," it's going on pre-order September 24th just like the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, for an additional $129.99.


Microsoft has spent a lot of time emphasizing the Surface and Surface Pro's attractiveness for productivity, with a powerful dock...

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