The more expensive of the two Surface Hub will cost a whopping $20,000. In return for this investment, meeting organisers will be able to count on a 213 cm diagonal touch screen - compared with 140 cm for the more economical $7,000 version. Mounted on the wall, this mega-tablet can be used to take notes using a stylus, for example. But the Surface Hub also has two high-definition cameras for videoconferencing via Skype for Business or another system, all while saving the proceedings of the meeting. The system also provides rapid access to various business applications, including using voice commands from the Cortana software.
Expected to be the new star of Microsoft's BtoB segment, the Surface Hub is a good illustration of the new high-tech wave is set to revolutionise the way meetings are organised. For several months now, Smart Kapp offers a kind of paperboard 2.0, which synchronises with participants' smartphones. For its part, the Châteauform'City Le Cnit is going for an XXL format, with a real wall of touch screens.
