Steven Sinofsky Turn Surface Tablet Into a Skateboard - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

Another creative option, if the Surface doesn't work out as a percussion instrument

"Steven Sinofsky is apparently not only unsure whether to classify Surface as laptop or tablet. He also fancies it a skateboard.
The Windows unit president was spotted Tuesday riding on one of the slates (mounted on skateboard wheels) through the lobby of Studio B, the home of Surface on Microsoft’s campus."

Steven Sinofsky Turn Surface Tablet Into a Skateboard - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD