<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
dual-touchscreen	B-Device
2-in-1	B-Device
PC	I-Device
that	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slated	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
family	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
various	O
"	O
postures	O
"	O
for	O
different	O
use	O
cases	O
and	O
multitasking	O
scenarios	O
involving	O
its	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
Windows	O
10X	O
—	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
dual-screen	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
late-2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
other	O
Windows	O
10X	O
devices	O
from	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
Windows	O
10X	O
outright	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
aspects	O
of	O
10X	O
repurposed	O
for	O
the	O
mainstream	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sister	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Android-based	O
Surface	B-Application
Duo	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
first	O
envisioned	O
a	O
dual-touchscreen	B-Device
device	O
with	O
its	O
Courier	B-Application
concept	O
,	O
while	O
rumors	O
surfaced	O
in	O
2017	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
project	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Andromeda	B-Application
"	O
—	O
a	O
foldable	O
device	O
which	O
would	O
use	O
electronic	O
paper	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Surface	O
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
unveiled	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
dual-touchscreen	B-Device
devices	O
—	O
the	O
Android-based	O
Surface	B-Application
Duo	I-Application
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
specific	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
,	O
except	O
that	O
all	O
Windows	O
10X	O
devices	O
launching	O
in	O
2020	O
would	O
use	O
Intel	O
"	O
Lakefield	O
"	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	O
10X	O
,	O
an	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
dual-touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
folding	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
noticeable	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
centered	O
taskbar	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
Start	O
menu	O
using	O
a	O
grid	O
of	O
pinned	O
applications	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
's	O
existing	O
"	O
live	O
tiles	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contained	O
architectural	O
differences	O
,	O
including	O
having	O
Win32	B-Library
software	O
running	O
within	O
a	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
for	O
security	O
reasons	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
control	O
power	O
consumption	O
(	O
with	O
apps	O
automatically	O
paused	O
after	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
inactivity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
various	O
"	O
postures	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
spanning	O
an	O
application	O
across	O
both	O
screens	O
like	O
a	O
book	O
,	O
using	O
separate	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
,	O
standing	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
wireless	O
external	O
keyboard	O
(	O
"	O
portable	O
all-in-one	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
like	O
a	O
laptop	O
—	O
with	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
dedicated	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
or	O
partially	O
covered	O
by	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
not	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
keyboard	O
would	O
contain	O
the	O
"	O
Wonder	O
Bar	O
"	O
(	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
touch	O
bar	O
"	O
of	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
laptops	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
emoji	B-Application
picker	O
,	O
note	O
taking	O
,	O
or	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
laptop	O
touchpad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Experiences	O
and	O
Devices	O
Joe	O
Belfiore	O
stated	O
that	O
Windows	O
10X	O
was	O
"	O
evolving	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
"	O
working	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
applications	O
that	O
people	O
need	O
and	O
use	O
most	O
—	O
things	O
like	O
Mail	B-Protocol
,	O
Calendar	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
—	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
over	O
to	O
dual	O
screens	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
creates	O
flexible	O
and	O
rich	O
experiences	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
this	O
OS	O
and	O
devices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
were	O
eventually	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
's	O
Android	B-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Application
Duo	I-Application
,	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Neo	O
was	O
quietly	O
shelved	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
confirmation	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
beyond	O
the	O
postponement	O
of	O
dual-screen	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
its	O
planned	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2022	O
interview	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
chief	O
product	O
officer	O
Panos	O
Panay	O
stated	O
of	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Neo	I-Device
that	O
"	O
Whether	O
it	O
’s	O
two	O
screens	O
or	O
a	O
foldable	O
,	O
I	O
do	O
think	O
these	O
are	O
realities	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
products	O
being	O
made	O
,	O
no	O
doubt	O
.	O
</s>
