The new Lumina phones and Display Dock are the realization of the phone-as-desktop concept, and could reshape how many enterprises think about mobile workers’ access to productivity tools and desktop environments in the future. When Microsoft positioned Windows 10 its “uber-OS” for all devices, the potential melding of smartphone and desktop experiences sounded intriguing from a business productivity perspective. This blending mobile and desktop computing environments is something IT professionals should watch. New Lumia smartphones, a Surface tablet and a first-ever Microsoft-made notebook also took center stage, with strong ties to business and productivity features of each platform.īut while the devices wowed the crowd, the introduction of the Display Dock - a smartphone-sized brick which turns the new Microsoft phones into full-fledged Windows 10 desktops - interested me most. The great thing about the USB C dock is that it also charges up the Surface Go.Microsoft impressed with its Windows 10 Devices event on Tuesday in New York City - a launch with a big consumer focus on Xbox, new virtual reality game technology, and Microsoft’s fitness bands. The dock comes with a USB C power supply and USB C cable so all I needed to do is to connect the dock to the Surface via the USB C cable and I can then plug into the dock a monitor (HDMI or DisplayPort) and three devices connected via full sized USB ports. With the Surface Go having USB C and the dock being USB C I have now have full docking station for my Surface Go. While the concept was great it did not take off and my 950XL and the dock where gathering dust in the back of a draw. The Surface Dock is a great way of expanding a Surface but it is a premium device costing around £170.īack when Microsoft launched the Lumia 950 and 950XL they also launched the Microsoft Display Dock (HD-500) designed to enable a desktop like experience from your phone by using it to connect up to a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
The Surface Go is a great devices for taking with you on the go but when it comes to ports there is just the one USB C port and a Surface expansion port.
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