The Verge 報導一封微軟內部郵件<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/29/17518582/microsoft-surface-dual-screen-andromeda-device-pocketable">顯示</a>,微軟正在開發一款可摺疊的行動裝置。據 The Verge 透露,這款可摺疊的行動裝置屬於 Surface 系列,內部文件將其描述為「可裝進口袋的 Surface 裝置 」(pocketable Surface device)。<article>
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<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-2.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-2.jpg 1920w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-2-360x203.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="338" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">▲ Andromeda 假想渲染圖</p>
<p>文件並沒有明確說明這款裝置是手機、平板或是其他類別,但表示其將「模糊化 PC 和行動裝置之間的界限」:</p>
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<p>這是一種全新的 Surface 便攜式類型,整合了創新的軟硬體體驗,將創造出真正個性化和多功能體驗。</p>
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<p>而這款裝置很可能就是微軟內部兩年多前的 Andromeda 專案,該專案一度被傳言已經砍掉,但這封內部郵件證實了微軟還未放棄這一項目。</p>
<p>外媒 Numerama 在去年就曝光了微軟代號為 Andromeda 的裝置,根據相關專利 Andromeda 是一款採用摺疊螢幕的智慧手機,螢幕展開之後則能變成一部平板。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-4.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-4.jpg 1920w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-4-360x203.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/surface-phone-render-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="338" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">▲ Andromeda 假想渲染圖</p>
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<p>過去幾個月微軟有摺疊裝置的相關專利曝光,可能將用在&nbsp;Andromeda&nbsp;上,而不少人認為 Andromeda&nbsp;可能就是傳言中的&nbsp;Surface Phone 。</p>
<p>今年 2 月一份專利<a href="http://digi.tech.qq.com/a/20180225/002613.htm">顯示</a>這款設備將搭載兩塊螢幕,並通過鉸鏈連接,摺疊角度為 0 度到 360 度,通過顯示螢幕置的磁力鎖來固定角度。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/641-3.jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/641-3.jpeg 641w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/641-3-360x306.jpeg 360w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="509" /></p>
<p>今年 3 月,微軟又曝光了兩項新專利。其中一個專利是關於<a href="https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/03/02/bendable-surface-phone-patent/">摺疊螢幕裝置</a>的專利,通過一種特殊的鉸鏈讓設備在展開 135 度時保持穩定,保證設備在傳統筆電樣式和摺疊形態時都能保證足夠穩定。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Surface-Phone-foldable-design.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Surface-Phone-foldable-design.jpg 812w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Surface-Phone-foldable-design-360x224.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Surface-Phone-foldable-design-768x478.jpg 768w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="373" /></p>
<p>另一項新專利則允許在摺疊螢幕裝置的兩邊都<a href="http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20180312/44904388_0.shtml">啟用手勢</a>,可實現更為複雜的互動功能,暗示 Surface Phone 可能支援「背部觸控」,甚至可以在摺疊螢幕兩邊同時做觸控操作。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/28AEC952AA3EF4AE6D835E80CFB2D6CE689D8C48_size37_w600_h676.jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/28AEC952AA3EF4AE6D835E80CFB2D6CE689D8C48_size37_w600_h676.jpeg 600w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/28AEC952AA3EF4AE6D835E80CFB2D6CE689D8C48_size37_w600_h676-360x406.jpeg 360w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="533" height="600" /></p>
<p>今年 4 月,美國商標和專利局又<a href="https://www.cnbeta.com/articles/tech/720731.htm">公開</a>了一項微軟關於摺疊裝置的專利,螢幕中央的鉸鏈可以和系統相配合,根據不同的摺疊角度調整不同的互動模式。比如將螢幕調整到某個角度可以觸發右鍵選單。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cf79fd8dab490cb.jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cf79fd8dab490cb.jpeg 596w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cf79fd8dab490cb-360x435.jpeg 360w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="497" height="600" /></p>
<p>除了摺疊螢幕,根據此前的傳言,Andromeda 配備一支手寫筆,很可能會是新款的 Surface Pen&nbsp;。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-note-01-1024x1024.jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-note-01-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-note-01-360x360.jpeg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-note-01-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-note-01.jpeg 1400w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="600" /></p>
<p>去年新款 Surface Pen 隨著 Surface Pro 一起發佈,擁有 4096 級壓感識別以及 21 毫秒的響應延遲,是目前響應速度最快的手寫筆之一。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-pen-2017-logo-1024x768.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-pen-2017-logo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-pen-2017-logo-360x270.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-pen-2017-logo-768x576.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/surface-pen-2017-logo.jpg 1600w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="450" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">▲ 圖片來自:Windows Central</p>
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<p>在 4 月份,微軟又提交了一份名為「<a href="https://www.surface-phone.it/microsoft-allo-studio-led-di-notifica-per-la-surface-pen/">帶可見光區域的觸控筆</a>」專利,將在 Surface Pen 不同部位置入多個彩色 LED ,可直接用 Surface Pen 接收某些信息。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/light-up-stylus-1320x742-1024x576.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/light-up-stylus-1320x742-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/light-up-stylus-1320x742-360x202.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/light-up-stylus-1320x742-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/light-up-stylus-1320x742.jpg 1320w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="338" /></p>
<p>過去新款的 Surface Pen 一般會和新硬體一起推出,這與那份內部文件的說法不謀而合,文件稱可摺疊裝置 Andromeda 計畫會在今年發佈,新款 Surface Pen 可能隨之發佈。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaKWRWAAEqncB.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaKWRWAAEqncB.jpg 1200w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaKWRWAAEqncB-360x203.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaKWRWAAEqncB-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaKWRWAAEqncB-1024x576.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="338" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">▲ Andromeda 假想渲染圖</p>
<p>此外根據內部文件,微軟在測試 Andromeda 曾使用 ARM 處理器,但也不排除最終還是會選擇英特爾和高通的晶片。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaLFeX4AAh1d1.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaLFeX4AAh1d1.jpg 1200w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaLFeX4AAh1d1-360x203.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaLFeX4AAh1d1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DRVaLFeX4AAh1d1-1024x576.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="338" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">▲ Andromeda 假想渲染圖</p>
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<p>綜合 &nbsp;Andromeda 的各項專利和傳聞,都很容易讓人聯想到微軟幾年前的一部概念平板 Courier,這是一款可摺疊的平板電腦,通過鉸鏈將兩塊 7 英吋螢幕連接,運行 Windows RT 和 Windows 8&nbsp;系統,同時也支援手寫筆。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/microsoft_courier.0.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/microsoft_courier.0.jpg 1200w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/microsoft_courier.0-360x240.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/microsoft_courier.0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/microsoft_courier.0-1024x683.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="400" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">▲&nbsp;Courier 概念圖 . 圖片來自:<a tabindex="0" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/26/16553250/microsoft-surface-courier-device-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-noload="" data-ved="2ahUKEwjBz__v4vrbAhXFqJQKHZa3AmEQjB16BAgBEAQ"><span dir="ltr">The Verge</span></a></p>
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<p>2010 年,在初代 iPad 推出的時候,Courier 已經接近完工,原型機也早已製作完成,但最終還是沒有推出,微軟轉而把工作重心放在融合 PC 和平板的體驗,也就是後來的 Surface RT 和 Surface Pro。</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/surfacepro.0.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" srcset="https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/surfacepro.0.jpg 1100w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/surfacepro.0-360x240.jpg 360w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/surfacepro.0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://images.ifanr.cn/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/surfacepro.0-1024x682.jpg 1024w" alt="微軟內部文件洩露,可摺疊的 Surface Phone 可能真的要來了" width="600" height="400" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">▲Surface Pro. 圖片來自:The Verge</p>
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<p>因此這次的 Andromeda&nbsp;也難保不會遭遇類似的命運,The Verge 援引熟悉 Andromeda&nbsp;計畫的人士稱:</p>
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<p>微軟也可能隨時砍掉這個專案,就像 Surface Mini 在推出幾週前才被取消, 而 Surface 總裁 Panos Panay 也證實了這款裝置的存在。</p>
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<p>目前為止,微軟官方其實也沒正式承認過 Andromeda 專案的存在,對於 The Verge 披露的這份內部郵件也沒有作出回覆。</p>
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