Gallery: You Might Not Need Microsoft's Surface Dial, But You'll Want It

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    The Surface Dial is Microsoft's newest input device.
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    The Dial is meant to be used with the Surface Studio computer.
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    The Dial sits on the screen where a radial dial will display.
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    It works in conjunction with Microsoft Pen.
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    It also works with other Surface computers.
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