Here’s the full list of compatible products: Though, it’s compatible with a wide range of Surface devices old and new, as well as devices that support the Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP). This clever haptic feature will only work on select devices, including the new Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio that run Windows 11. We’ll see how widely this is adopted soon enough, but regardless, it’s a good idea - especially from an accessibility standpoint. In Microsoft Word, for example, you’ll feel a vibration when you’ve scribbled through a word to delete, or circled text to select or highlight it.

Additionally, the hardware feature can send tactile signals when you use gestures in supported apps. The most notable new feature in the $129.99 Slim Pen 2 is the haptic functionality that aims to make writing and drawing feel more realistic. Microsoft says the Slim Pen 2 offers increased accuracy and “incredible” shading. It can attach magnetically to the side of the new Surface Laptop Studio. It can work with every product announced today, including the Surface Pro 8, the Surface Go 3, the Pro X, and the Surface Duo 2 via its pen cover.

The artist on display claimed that its sharper tip makes it easier to use and more responsive. Microsoft says that it’s extending the haptic tech to work in several apps, and it showcased the stylus being used in Adobe Photoshop. Notably, the Slim Pen 2 has a custom chip called Microsoft G6 and haptic functionality that aims to make writing and drawing feel more realistic. Microsoft has refreshed its Slim Pen to magnetically fit into the Surface Pro 8’s keyboard.

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