Microsoft Surface Pen

Keeping your computer activity hidden from nearby passersby is what makes privacy screens so great, but do you have to sacrifice the usability of your Surface Pen?

When Microsoft released the new Surface Pro earlier this summer, it also made a new and improved Surface Pen available. But should people who use older Surface PCs, or who have last-gen Surface Pens in good working order, buy the new (and more expensive) stylus?

According to Microsoft's website, Surface Pen tilt support will be coming to previous Surface devices in a later update.

Microsoft just painted a picture of their new Surface Pen, which now supports tilt shading, and near-quadrupled pressure sensitivity.

Preorders for Micorsoft’s new Surface Pen are now live at the Microsoft Store online.

The new Surface Pro 4 comes with a new Surface Pen. It lets you write, draw, or mark documents digitally. The new Pen is a great tool, and it's even better if you know these 3 essential shortcuts.