kickstand
Noun
Meaning
a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden
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But when you’re at home – relaxing on the sofa or even taking the machine out into the garden – you can put that kickstand back in, detach the keyboard and have yourself an impressively capable tablet.
A few days ago, I found a video on YT about ‘10 best kickstand cases’ and purchased 2 of them.
Built-in kickstand is too low for ideal desktop mic height.
General Manager Panos Panay showed off little details, like the way the rear camera angles so that it is level when the Surface is set on its kickstand.
Instead, Microsoft showed a vision for a next-gen PC that combines the portability of a tablet with a minimalistic fold-out keyboard and integrated kickstand.
It comes with a metal bar, which screws in place to ensure the kickstand maintains a rigid A-frame.