Microsoft Windows 10 Devices Day NYC Live Blog
by Ian Cutress & Brett Howse on October 6, 2015 9:37 AM EST- Posted in
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11:53AM EDT - That's all from us for the presentations, we'll write up these announcements in due course!
11:51AM EDT - Looks like it's the sum-up video now
11:51AM EDT - SP3 has had time to validate for business for sure
11:51AM EDT - I wonder the depth of the HP/Dell reselling deal is, if it's SP3 only right now or extends to the latest
11:50AM EDT - $1500 is more Thinkpad style. I wonder if MS will work with HP/Dell to sell these to business
11:49AM EDT - Might be worth thinking that the Surface Book might cannibalise SP4 sales. But they're two very different price points - $900 for SP4 vs $1500 for SB
11:48AM EDT - 'Reinventing productivity'
11:46AM EDT - Preorders for a lot of these start tomorrow, so MS Store is still SP3 right now
11:45AM EDT - Brett should have some hands on time for the rest of the day hopefully. We'll get more info on the product options
11:44AM EDT - Talking Windows 10
11:43AM EDT - 'Moving people from meeting Windows, to choosing Windows'
11:41AM EDT - Satya Nadella on stage
11:41AM EDT - The hinge looks good, but it's a bit bulky perhaps. Looks a little odd?
11:40AM EDT - I wonder what the separation is between base and tablet
11:40AM EDT - Did I mention it was up to 1TB storage / 16GB DRAM
11:39AM EDT - Musclewire locking
11:39AM EDT - The base extends due to the hinge,improves the laptopness
11:38AM EDT - It must do it on the fly
11:38AM EDT - Must use a PCIe switch like that MSI laptop, but it does it on the fly
11:37AM EDT - So GPU in the base
11:36AM EDT - Sharing some around in the crowd
11:36AM EDT - So there's CPU/GPU in the screen and keyboard? Or am I being confused
11:36AM EDT - USB ports in the bottom
11:35AM EDT - 1.6 pounds
11:34AM EDT - Even with the hinge it's a 2-in 1? wait, what?
11:34AM EDT - Body is machined Magnesium
11:33AM EDT - No USB 3.1
11:33AM EDT - Wait, is that a mDP or a Thunderbolt port?
11:32AM EDT - Doesn't say what DRAM/storage segments
11:32AM EDT - Pre-order Oct 7th, Avail 26th
11:32AM EDT - Starts at $1499
11:32AM EDT - so how much?
11:31AM EDT - So an aluminium billet design machined to fit
11:30AM EDT - Editing videos on the Surface Book
11:29AM EDT - 300 MBps transfer over the dock
11:28AM EDT - ok
11:28AM EDT - Aha, it's for the Surface dock
11:28AM EDT - So Core i5?
11:28AM EDT - wait what?
11:28AM EDT - '2 more processors than MBP'
11:27AM EDT - I still want to know what that port on the side was
11:27AM EDT - Interesting battery layout
11:26AM EDT - 'Fastest 13-inch laptop pound for pound'
11:25AM EDT - Compile with CPU and GPU ?
11:25AM EDT - 12 hour battery life
11:25AM EDT - 5-point touch
11:24AM EDT - Glass trackpad
11:24AM EDT - 1.6mm travel
11:23AM EDT - Same glass as Pro 4
11:23AM EDT - Pen and Touch
11:23AM EDT - PixelSense
11:23AM EDT - 13.5-inch, 267 PPI
11:22AM EDT - What is that port on the side?
11:22AM EDT - Sorry, 'Surface Book'
11:22AM EDT - USB Type-A ports
11:22AM EDT - I assume Skylake
11:21AM EDT - NVIDIA GPU
11:21AM EDT - That hinge
11:21AM EDT - The SurfaceBook
11:21AM EDT - 'The ultimate laptop'
11:21AM EDT - So a larger clamshell Surface?
11:20AM EDT - A Laptop Surface ?!
11:20AM EDT - New product coming
11:20AM EDT - or cost of keyboard / pen
11:20AM EDT - Doesn't say what config that is
11:20AM EDT - Avail Oct 26th
11:20AM EDT - Preorder Oct 7th
11:20AM EDT - $899
11:19AM EDT - No mention of the kickstand yet
11:18AM EDT - Fingerprint sensor
11:17AM EDT - Video on how Hello works in a multi-user family
11:17AM EDT - Now Windows Hello
11:16AM EDT - 5 color options
11:16AM EDT - 40% larger trackpad
11:16AM EDT - 1.3mm travel
11:15AM EDT - New switches
11:15AM EDT - Lighter and Thinner
11:15AM EDT - New Type Cover
11:14AM EDT - 2000 parts in SP4, 500 unique
11:13AM EDT - Surface Docking station
11:13AM EDT - Is that Core M? Or something more?
11:12AM EDT - SP4 is 50%faster than MBA
11:11AM EDT - SP4 is 30% faster than SP3
11:11AM EDT - B HB H 2H
11:10AM EDT - with interchangeable tips
11:10AM EDT - Surface Pen comes in 5 colors
11:09AM EDT - Lightroom, Illustrator all pen enabled
11:08AM EDT - Seemless integration with the Lumia 950
11:07AM EDT - The stage lights make the screen look washed out...
11:07AM EDT - Pen is attached magnetically
11:06AM EDT - Sounded like it's not a rechargable pen? Replacable battery then
11:06AM EDT - A full year of battery life
11:05AM EDT - Is this from the N-trig arrangement?
11:05AM EDT - 50% of SP3 users have a Pen
11:05AM EDT - Now comes with eraser
11:04AM EDT - Surface Pen
11:04AM EDT - The Microsoft G5 chipset
11:04AM EDT - custom chipset for it
11:04AM EDT - thinnest optical stack ever
11:03AM EDT - PixelSense
11:02AM EDT - LCD Gates into the panel
11:02AM EDT - 267 PPI
11:02AM EDT - 5 million pixels
11:02AM EDT - 3:2
11:02AM EDT - 'Thinnest Core PC ever'
11:01AM EDT - Surface Pro 4
11:01AM EDT - Up to 16GB DRAM 1 TB storage
11:01AM EDT - Skylake inside
11:01AM EDT - Hybrid cooled system
11:00AM EDT - New switch type
11:00AM EDT - 1024-levels of pen pressure
11:00AM EDT - 12.3-inch
11:00AM EDT - 8.4mm
11:00AM EDT - New Surface now
11:00AM EDT - 'Bring the Thunder' or 'Reinvent the category'
11:00AM EDT - 'Competitors are chasing it'
10:59AM EDT - '98% of SP3 users recommend it'
10:59AM EDT - Current gen of Surface used to make the next gen of Surface
10:58AM EDT - Doctors, Engineers, Composers, Students
10:57AM EDT - Now a video of professional use case for Surface
10:56AM EDT - I've noted big discounts in the UK for SP3 this week
10:56AM EDT - 'Momentum with SP3 has been off the charts'
10:55AM EDT - Now Surface
10:55AM EDT - Aslo Lumia 550 at $139 with quad core LTE
10:55AM EDT - 950 at $549, 950XL at $649
10:53AM EDT - Fully transparent PNGs from USB stick loaded into powerpoint running on the phone
10:52AM EDT - Can use the USB ports in the Dock for data drives
10:51AM EDT - All the keyboard shortcuts
10:50AM EDT - Running at 1080p60 on the big monitor
10:50AM EDT - While being used, the phone is still a phone
10:49AM EDT - Full multitasking with the start menu
10:49AM EDT - Office Mobile
10:49AM EDT - Scales to the monitor
10:49AM EDT - Using the mouse, keyboard and monitor
10:48AM EDT - It's the phone doing the work
10:48AM EDT - wow
10:48AM EDT - Phone showing a W10 like dekstop
10:47AM EDT - Microsoft Display Dock
10:47AM EDT - Using the phone like a PC
10:46AM EDT - Windows Hello on the phone now in beta
10:46AM EDT - This is what Anand predicted years ago. Using your phone as a PC
10:46AM EDT - Basically a dock ?
10:45AM EDT - Continuum Now
10:44AM EDT - 50%+ charge in 30 mins
10:44AM EDT - so USB 3.1 Gen 1, aka USB 3.0
10:44AM EDT - 5 Gbps
10:43AM EDT - USB Type-C
10:43AM EDT - up to 256GB microSD
10:43AM EDT - microSD
10:43AM EDT - 32GB storage
10:42AM EDT - 4K video recording
10:41AM EDT - Optical Image Stabilizer 5th Gen
10:41AM EDT - Triple LED RGB flash
10:41AM EDT - Pureview with Zeiss
10:40AM EDT - 564 and 518 PPI
10:39AM EDT - OLED
10:39AM EDT - 5.2-inch and 5.7-inch
10:38AM EDT - Tablet class cooling
10:38AM EDT - Latest Qualcomm tech
10:38AM EDT - Orientation based beam forming
10:38AM EDT - 6-core and 8-core
10:37AM EDT - Liquid cooling?
10:37AM EDT - Two antennas
10:37AM EDT - 950 and 950 XL
10:37AM EDT - Lumia 950 family
10:37AM EDT - 'Consistent experiences across all the devices'
10:36AM EDT - 'The power of Windows Security, Windows Update'
10:36AM EDT - He's wearing an MS Band. And a watch
10:35AM EDT - Lumia first
10:35AM EDT - 'Windows 10 is threading all our devices together'
10:34AM EDT - No other presenter was called out by name, interestingly
10:34AM EDT - Panos Panay on stage
10:34AM EDT - 1000 businesses have chosen Lumia this year
10:34AM EDT - Now Dell/HP sell to businesses
10:33AM EDT - $3.5 billion/yr
10:33AM EDT - 'Tablet that can replace your laptop'
10:33AM EDT - big whoop from the crowd
10:33AM EDT - Now Surface and Lumia
10:32AM EDT - Pre-order for Oct 30th
10:32AM EDT - $249
10:32AM EDT - New link up with Lose It, a calorie tracker
10:31AM EDT - Lots of new partners
10:31AM EDT - for the data
10:31AM EDT - Phone and PC
10:31AM EDT - does your score card (based on GPS?)
10:30AM EDT - Software on top of normal sensors
10:30AM EDT - automatic shot detection
10:30AM EDT - Now golf
10:30AM EDT - 'Delivering tech powered insights'
10:30AM EDT - Values are estimated based on sensors on the band
10:29AM EDT - VO2 max
10:28AM EDT - Constant and immediate access to personal data through Microsoft Health
10:27AM EDT - track exercise and sleep quality
10:27AM EDT - Barometer added for elevation tracking
10:27AM EDT - Tells you if you miss a workout
10:27AM EDT - Cortana integration
10:27AM EDT - Custom notifications
10:26AM EDT - More responsive to touch
10:26AM EDT - Curved screen obviously
10:26AM EDT - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
10:26AM EDT - 'Optimize for individual that works and works out'
10:25AM EDT - scenario based apps
10:25AM EDT - function, hardware, partnerships
10:25AM EDT - Listening to feedback
10:25AM EDT - 'achieve more with Band'
10:22AM EDT - New band
10:22AM EDT - Now Microsoft Band
10:22AM EDT - Avail Q1 2016
10:22AM EDT - $3000
10:21AM EDT - Now taking applications for the Hololens Development kit
10:21AM EDT - Does that mean an airmont custom core... ?
10:21AM EDT - holographic processing unit
10:21AM EDT - custom silicon
10:21AM EDT - Sensors to map the environment
10:21AM EDT - See through HD lenses
10:21AM EDT - 'New computing experiences'
10:20AM EDT - Use a shield
10:19AM EDT - Holograms can react with each other
10:18AM EDT - Robots know where the walls and furniture are
10:18AM EDT - Spatial sound
10:18AM EDT - Wearable holograms
10:17AM EDT - Holograms you can hold
10:17AM EDT - He has a wireless controller
10:17AM EDT - Game is Project XRAY
10:16AM EDT - Every room is a level
10:16AM EDT - Mixed reality gaming on Hololens
10:16AM EDT - New dev project with Hololens on show
10:15AM EDT - Now Hololens
10:15AM EDT - 'Console class graphics'
10:15AM EDT - Halo, Gears of War, Some racing game? Forza?
10:14AM EDT - New xbox advert for the holiday
10:14AM EDT - Works on console and PC
10:13AM EDT - New controller
10:13AM EDT - Halo 5 console with 1TB storage
10:13AM EDT - New limited edition consoles
10:13AM EDT - Also backwards compatibility coming
10:12AM EDT - All XB1 upgraded to W10
10:12AM EDT - Now talking Xbox One games for holiday season
10:12AM EDT - 'Create and reinvent categories'
10:11AM EDT - But today is Microsoft
10:11AM EDT - Devices unveiled over next few weeks from partners
10:11AM EDT - They're going after consumers and verticals
10:11AM EDT - New devices
10:10AM EDT - Business customers moving to W10 faster than any previous OS
10:10AM EDT - 8 million business PCs running W10
10:09AM EDT - Facebook will be building universal Windows apps for FB, Instagram and Messenger
10:09AM EDT - More time spent in Netflix app than Netflix website
10:08AM EDT - 1 billion visits to the app store
10:08AM EDT - 1 billion questions about W10 asked
10:08AM EDT - 120 years of gameplay streamed from Xbox to W10
10:07AM EDT - 110 million devices now on W10
10:07AM EDT - 10 weeks since Win 10
10:07AM EDT - And it begins
10:06AM EDT - Brett is on site, but the WiFi isn't working so great. Ian and others watching too
10:06AM EDT - Microsoft Event is just starting
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tipoo - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
"That's we we call 'Console Class Graphics.'" Nice Apple burn there, Myerson.lilmoe - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
haha, true that.blackcrayon - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
Guess they needed something considering they're bothering to tell us how many "visits" to their app store.Michael Bay - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
As if Apple didn`t pester everyone with those bullshit numbers before.edzieba - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
The use of a false FoV for Hololens demonstrations still irritates me. It's difficult enough explaining the current state of VR and AR optics without outright false public demonstrations muddying the water.nathanddrews - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
Personally, I prefer it to the alternative, which would be to show it from the perspective of the wearer, which would fail to capture what Hololens is doing with the rest of the room, Pi robots, physical accessories, etc. while you're looking only at one particular AR target. The main takeaway is that the only way to really know what any AR/VR headset is like is to actually use it.edzieba - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
Culling the external synthesised camera view to the view frustrum of the Hololens wearer would both show how the 'holograms' are embedded in the environment AND how much of them the wearer can actually see.Wolfpup - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
Wow, all 3 phones sound awesome. My primary issue is the same as always...will these start getting monthly security updates from *MICROSOFT*, not the phone company?If so, I can tooooooooootally see replacing my mom's Surface 1 at some point with a Windows Phone...I mean she already uses a Windows Phone, but one of these you can plug in and actually use as a (presumably limited) PC! I wonder why they didn't upgrade the Surface 1 and 2 though to Windows 10 mobile or whatever...
nathanddrews - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
As long as I don't have to dress up like that douchey-looking guy, I'll gladly buy a 950XL.wperry - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - link
Is their Insider program still going? If so, you can sign up, download the app and it side-steps the carriers as far as updates are concerned. That worked wonderfully to get my old 928 out from under the thumb of Verizon.