The Surface Dial is a crazy puck that controls Microsoft's new PC

Microsoft just announced an all-in-one PC called Surface Studio and alongside it a strange new accessory called the Surface Dial.

The Surface Dial is big puck that's sort of like a modern twist on a paint palette. When the Dial is placed on the Studio's screen, a radial menu pops up all around it. Different color or brush options might pop up, for example, when a painting app is on screen — presumably, other apps can create custom menus as well. It can also be used to navigate and pan around an image.


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