On June 18th, CEO Steve Ballmer announced Microsoft’s newest creation: Surface.  The tablet will be released sometime in the fall.

Notable features include:

• 10.6″, 16:9 widescreen HD display
• Pressure-sensitive cover that doubles as a fully functioning keyboard and trackpad
• Front and rear-facing camera with flip-out kickstand
• MicroSD slot and full-sized USB port

While Surface aims to provide better productivity, tech experts, fans and critics will need to wait a bit longer before knowing if the iPad has met its competitor.  For more reviews on Surface, read:

• The Cost of Microsoft’s Surface Tablet (New York Times)
• Microsoft’s ‘Surface’: The Early Reviews are In (National Public Radio)
• Microsoft’s Surface tablet vs. the iPad: Seven challenges (CNET Reviews)