Everything You Need To Know From Microsoft’s Massive Hardware Event — from techcrunch.com by Alex Wilhelm
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Microsoft [on 10/6/15] announced a grip of new hardware, including Surface products, high-end smartphones, a wearable, Windows 10 for the Xbox One and its first laptop.
The laptop, called the Surface Book, stunned in an event marked largely by products Microsoft watchers were expecting.
Introducing Surface Book & Surface Pro 4 — from microsoft.com
Microsoft’s HoloLens Developer Edition Gets Date and Price — from vrfocus.com by Jamie Feltham
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Speaking at a Windows 10 briefing [on10/6/15] the company confirmed that applications for a HoloLens development kit are now open. Successful applicants will be able to pick up a kit for some $3,000 USD, and it will be arriving in the first quarter of 2016.
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First HoloLens Prototypes Showcased — from vrfocus.com by Jamie Feltham
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Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality (MR) head-mounted display (HMD) is still a relatively new concept, having only been revealed to the public in January 2015. The device has remained shrouded in mystery since that time, making a handful of showings at events such as E3. The company has revealed a lot more about the kit [on 10/6/15], though, confirming that the anticipated Development Edition will be arriving in Q1 2016 for applicants in the USA and Canada at a price of $3,000 USD. Now a new video has been revealed giving a glimpse at the kit’s origins.
The new Microsoft Band offers Cortana integration, VO2 monitoring and Golf cards — from digitaltrends.com by David Curry
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Microsoft announced the second generation of the Microsoft Band at its event [on 10/6/15], a small update adding a new, more functional design and two sensors to track elevation and VO2 monitoring.
Addendum on 10/9/15:
- Windows 10 ramps up universal apps ecosystem — from businessinsider.com