In addition to the Universal Mobile Keyboard, Microsoft also announced the following other peripherals today:Īrc Touch Bluetooth Mouse. The Universal Mobile Keyboard ships in the US and Canada in October. The Universal Mobile Keyboard will be available in gray or black to match your devices.Īvailability. But you can get a day's worth of battery with a 10-minute quick charge.Ĭolors. Microsoft says the Universal Mobile Keyboard will last up to 6 months on a charge. That keyboard cover/stand is detachable so you can position the tablet or handset wherever you wish.īattery life. (And powers on when you take the cover off.)ĭetachable cover. The keyboard powers off automatically when you put the cover on. The keyboard comes with a protective cover for traveling, but it doubles as a tablet stand, since only Microsoft's Surface devices come with an integrated kickstand. (That works like the Windows key when the keyboard is in Windows mode.) That means there's no Windows key or other Microsoft-oriented keys.
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Since the Universal Mobile Keyboard is multi-platform, you can switch between support for iOS, Android and Windows (8, RT) with an OS switch in the upper right of the keyboard. The Universal Mobile Keyboard is Bluetooth-based and can pair with up to three devices. Here's what's going on with the Universal Mobile Keyboard: And while we've been pointing out various instances of Microsoft's "mobile first, cloud first" strategy coming to life in mobile apps and cloud services, this is I think the first time we've seen it expressed in a hardware peripheral. As its name suggests, the Universal Mobile Keyboard is designed to work with iPad, iPhone, and Android handsets and tablets. But amid the expected mice and a PC version of the Xbox Wireless Controller is an unexpected new entry, the Universal Mobile Keyboard. Microsoft announced some new hardware accessories today, as it does at the start of every holiday season.