7 Best Things About Microsoft Surface

    You shouldn't necessarily rush out and buy one anytime soon, but that doesn't mean Surface can't be pretty awesome.

    1. Multitasking looks like this

    You swipe from the left to switch between your open apps, and as you can see it can get C R A Z Y, in a good way. Also, you can run two apps at once, with one app docked to the side in a smaller window (which is useful for Twitter and monitoring incoming email).

    2. You can do this with a Surface and Touch Cover

    It's fun. But more importantly, it means if a kid grabs your 1.5-pound Surface by the cover and waves it around it (probably) won't go flying.

    3. Uh, it has a kickstand

    4. See?

    5. You can type on it like a real computer

    This is precisely how fast I type on it now. (Well, close.)

    6. SmartGlass is the coolest way to watch movies

    When it works like it's supposed to, SmartGlass isn't a just a giant remote for your Xbox or a way to beam movies and music from your Surface to your TV, it also takes all the work out of IMDBing while you're watching a movie.

    7. Oh, and you can charge your phone with it

    Boom.