Microsoft Windows 10 devices NYC event
Building on the success of its recent Windows 10 launch, Microsoft is turning its focus to hardware at an October 6 press event in New York City. Next generation versions of the Surface tablet, Lumia phones and the Band fitness tracker are widely expected.
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 2:59:26 PM
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 2:59:29 PMWe have competitors who are chasing it. It's pretty cool, he says.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 2:59:40 PMSo what do you do? Do you double down or reinvent the category again?
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 2:59:44 PMCue another video.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 2:59:45 PMThun-der!
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 2:59:56 PMYou're seeing a fingerprint sensor on the keyboard.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:00:03 PMIt's 8.4mm thick.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:00:03 PMNew looks for the keyboard. Island-style keys.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:00:11 PMPalm detection.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:00:22 PMA pen that lasts a whole year.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:00:30 PMA glass multitouch touchpad.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:00:44 PMIt's got a chip that's 50% faster than the Macbook Air.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:00:58 PMQuick glimpse of "Narcos" from Netflix -- that show is awesome.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:01:03 PMIntroducing the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:01:11 PMPanay holds it out.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:01:20 PMSee? It's a tablet, Dan.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:01:31 PMIt's the thinnest core PC ever shipped, he says.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:01:39 PMMoving to sixth-gen Intel chips is key -- Surface Pro 3 was two gens behind.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:02:03 PMThe screen went from 12 inches to 12.3 inches, but the size of the device remains the same by reducing the frame around it.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:02:12 PMIt has 5 million pixels, and 267 PPI (pixels per inch).
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:02:16 PMSame footprint, smaller bezel (like the aforementioned XPS 13) -- slightly larger screen.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:02:36 PMDo people really care about "ppi" as a consumer spec?
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:02:39 PMWhen you touch the product, you will feel it. Panay is really into this.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:02:57 PMIt's so much more than the pixels though, he says.
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:03:02 PMDesign-wise, looks like small tweaks, nothing major.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:03:07 PMThere's PixelSense technology.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:03:29 PMThe cover glass is 400 microns thick, the thinnest cover glass with Gorilla Glass 4 ever shipped on a tablet. It's important, he says.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:03:46 PMThere's a 1.1mm backlight unit, a photo-aligned negative LC oxide thingy on it.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:03:52 PMThere's a custom chip set that brings it together.
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:03:59 PMIt's called the G5 chipset by Microsoft.
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:02 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:03 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:04 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:06 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:07 PM
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Roger Cheng 10/6/2015 3:04:10 PMIt takes the optical set and adds the pen and touch experience.
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:12 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:15 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:16 PM
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:25 PM
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dan.ackerman 10/6/2015 3:04:26 PMLenovo is also pushing pen computing of late.
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Sarah Tew 10/6/2015 3:04:27 PM