A small number of docking stations for Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 tablets appear to have escaped into the wild months before their official release date next year—but they've quickly disappeared.
However, the $199.99 docks do show up on Microsoft's online store, appearing—for a split second—as "in stock." The widget then refreshes, however, to show that the tablets are out of stock.
Although pricey, the docking station was one of the accessories Microsoft Surface chief Panos Panay showcased earlier this month as part of the launch of the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. The idea, Microsoft officials later confirmed, was to make the Surface Pro 2 the engine of sorts for a variety of different designs: tablets, laptops, and desktop workstations.
"We know what a docking station does," Panay said at the launch. "Everybody uses a docking station. But just take your mind here really quick: We went from a tablet to a laptop, and we can use it in both forms. But we can move it to a desk. Now we have a workstation PC right in front of us."
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