This weird, tiny cylinder controls the new Surface Studio PC

At Microsoft's keynote in New York on Wednesday, the company unveiled a curious little puck, called the Surface Dial, that can be placed directly onto the new Surface Studio's screen. 

The Surface Studio is Microsoft's first all-in-one Windows 10 PC, that seems directly aimed at architects, designers, artists, animators and other professionals working in creative fields. 

It works kind of like an electronic palette. From the demonstration, it appears that when it's placed on the computer, a color wheel appears that artists and designers can use to precisely pick what shade to use for their work.  Read more...