Microsoft has started teasing the successor to its Surface Book. In an oddly timed post on Sunday, Microsoft shared a new hinge design with the title "your key to success" on its official Surface Instagram account. Windows Central reports that the image is from an internal Microsoft "sizzler" video to demonstrate concept designs for the Surface Book 2. The hinge in the image appears to be slightly reworked, with less ridges than the original Surface Book.
Microsoft's new Surface Book 2 hinge is expected to allow the laptop screen to sit flush with the keyboard, just like regular notebooks. Existing Surface Books have a gap, introduced by Microsoft's use of a fulcrum hinge that lets the display detach from the keyboard base. Microsoft is...