--- description: Microsoft has invited reporters to a Surface tablet event on May 20, referring to it as a "small gathering." title: Microsoft to Hold Tablet Event on May 20 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632d1fad1645ae56/69868e13810bbb6df6c91694/surface.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Microsoft to Hold Tablet Event on May 20 by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 6, 2014 1:47 PM CUT  Microsoft's 10.6-inch Surface tablet Microsoft's 10.6-inch Surface tabletNigel Treblin -- Getty Images by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 6, 2014 1:47 PM CUT Microsoft has invited reporters to a Surface tablet event on May 20, referring to it as a “small gathering” — a play on words that seems to indicate a line of small-screen Microsoft-branded tablets will be unveiled. The current crop of Surface tablets sport 10.6-inch touchscreens with wide, 16:9 aspect ratios; Microsoft is on its second-generation the devices. [The Verge reports](http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/5685186/microsoft-will-hold-a-small-surface-event-on-may-20th "undefined") that a smaller version might sport a 7.5-inch screen with a more square 4:3 aspect ratio, but the latest round of such rumors last bubbled up back in September, so plans could have changed between then and now. We’ll know the full story in a couple weeks. \[[The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/5685186/microsoft-will-hold-a-small-surface-event-on-may-20th "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/89204/microsoft-to-hold-tablet-event-on-may-20/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/89204/microsoft-to-hold-tablet-event-on-may-20/"},"headline":"Microsoft to Hold Tablet Event on May 20","datePublished":"2014-05-06T13:47:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:09.478Z","description":"Microsoft has invited reporters to a Surface tablet event on May 20, referring to it as a \"small gathering.\"","url":"https://time.com/89204/microsoft-to-hold-tablet-event-on-may-20/","keywords":["Tech","Gadgets","Tablets","Rumors","Microsoft","Surface"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632d1fad1645ae56/69868e13810bbb6df6c91694/surface.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632d1fad1645ae56/69868e13810bbb6df6c91694/surface.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Surface","caption":"Surface","creditText":"Nigel Treblin -- Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/89204/microsoft-to-hold-tablet-event-on-may-20/","name":"Microsoft to Hold Tablet Event on May 20"}}]}] ```