自Kindle以来，微软的New Foldable可能是最好的阅读工具

Imagine carrying a perfect little gadget inside your pocket that unfolds just like a real book. That’s the upcoming Surface Duo from Microsoft.

我想像一下，口袋里放着一个完美的小玩意，就像一本真正的书一样展开。 那就是微软即将推出的 Surface Duo。

Unlike other phones with folding displays, the Surface Duo uses two separate 5.6-inch displays joined together by a 360-degree hinge. I want you to forget your Kindle, your iPad, and, if I dare say it, your paperbacks for a minute and just look at the Duo. There’s something satisfying about watching the device unfold into the perfect angle to fit precisely like a book in your palm. Microsoft’s Surface Duo could revolutionize how we read on our devices.

与其他带有折叠显示屏的手机不同，Surface Duo使用两个独立的5.6英寸显示屏，并通过360度铰链连接在一起。 我想让您忘记Kindle，iPad，如果我敢说了，也可以忘掉您的平装本一分钟，然后看看Duo。 观看设备展开到完美的角度以完全像一本书一样适合您的手掌，这让人感到满意。 微软的Surface Duo可能会彻底改变我们在设备上阅读的方式。

In the Surface Duo press event earlier this week, Panos Panay, Microsoft’s chief product officer, described something he called the “Satya Scenario.” He said when Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella started using the device, he got to a point where he called Panay and said, “Oh my gosh, I found this moment where I’m reading Kindle on one side, and I’m taking notes on the book I’m reading on the other.”

在本周早些时候的Surface Duo新闻发布会上 ，微软首席产品官Panos Panay描述了他所谓的“ Satya场景”。 他说，当微软首席执行官萨蒂亚·纳德拉(Satya Nadella)开始使用该设备时，他到了一个叫Panay的地步，他说：“天哪，我发现这一刻我在一边阅读Kindle，并且在上面记笔记。我正在阅读的另一本书。”

You can do that. And you can use the Surface Pen to take notes or highlight your favorite parts in a book. The two displays appear to work together to provide a seamless experience, whether you’re using a single app or multitasking.

你可以做到的。 您还可以使用Surface手写笔做笔记或突出显示书中您喜欢的部分。 无论您使用的是单个应用还是多任务处理，这两个显示器似乎可以一起提供无缝的体验。

People often buy specific smartphones to serve specific needs, like someone in the market for a budget smartphone with the best camera could go for the Google Pixel 4a, or those of us looking for the ultimate gaming experience can buy the Asus ROG Phone 3 — and then there’s the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra for people who want the most feature-packed smartphone in the market that also comes with a stylus. Though they shine in different areas, these phones are fundamentally similar.

人们通常会购买特定的智能手机来满足特定的需求，例如市场上预算最高的智能手机，配备最佳相机的用户可能会选择Google Pixel 4a，或者那些寻求终极游戏体验的人可以购买Asus ROG Phone 3-然后是最近推出的三星Galaxy Note20 Ultra，适合那些想要市场上功能最多的智能手机并附带手写笔的人。 尽管它们在不同的地方发光，但这些手机在本质上是相似的。

For me and many others — people who love to read and have always dreamt about a folding Kindle — Microsoft’s latest Surface device could be that “perfect smartphone with the best reading experience.” It could be the best reading gadget since the Kindle.

对于我和其他许多人(喜欢阅读并且一直梦想着可折叠的Kindle的人们)来说 ，微软最新的Surface设备可能是“具有最佳阅读体验的完美智能手机”。 这可能是自Kindle以来最好的阅读工具。

It points us toward a future, then, where smartphone upgrades are appealing not just because of their spec upgrades — better screens, better selfies, etc. — but because of how they serve a user’s specific needs and fulfill fundamental functions differently. An unconventional form factor isn’t just a gimmick, necessarily: It can change our relationship with our gadgets, paving a new way forward.

这为我们指明了一个未来，因为智能手机升级之所以吸引人，不仅是因为其规格升级(更好的屏幕，更好的自拍等)，还在于它们如何满足用户的特定需求并以不同方式实现基本功能。 非常规的外形并不仅是a头，它还可以：它可以改变我们与小工具的关系，从而开辟了一条新的发展道路。