Wednesday, October 7, 2015

High-end PC, smartphones and holographic helmet: major Microsoft announcement – The World

Two months after the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft introduced its latest products at a conference in New York, Tuesday, October 6. He took the opportunity to welcome the success of its new operating system, already installed on one hundred and ten million machines, and announced that Facebook applications, universal Messenger and Instagram were being developed to fit all devices that run Windows 10. But it is especially the side hardware that Microsoft has distinguished Tuesday in particular announcing the release of a high-end notebook computers and new smartphones

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The Living Book, a hybrid laptop

The Living Book is the first PC built by Microsoft.

Book Called area, this computer is strong on high-end, placing himself in direct competition with the MacBook Pro. This hybrid machine detachable keyboard that allows to use the 13.5-inch screen like tablet weighs 1.516 kg and wants to be more powerful than the Apple laptops. The Living Book released in the US on October 26, but it was not until the first quarter of 2016 to see it happen in France. With significant costs 1649 euros for the basic version.



The first Lumia smartphones running Windows 10

Panos Panay, vice president of Microsoft, introduced two new Lumia smartphones.

This will be the first smartphone to run with Windows 10. Lumia 950 and XL 950 are each equipped with a screen of 5.2 and 5 7 inch high resolution. The first six-core with a processor, and the second eight cores. Both have a 20 megapixel camera, equipped with an optical stabilizer and can shoot in 4K. They each own two antennas to be more effective. The Windows 10 based Continuum will turn these phones into small PC, thanks to a small cabinet, Display Dock, on which it is possible to connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse. Meanwhile, Microsoft also introduced a new entry-level smartphone, the Lumia 550, which will also be equipped with Windows 10, to 139 dollars (123 euros).



New demonstration of holographic helmet Hololens

Fighting an invasion of alien robots coming out of the walls of the living room? This is what now offers the holographic helmet Hololens including Microsoft made a new demo with the game Project X Ray . This gives an impressive video, as always. But the project is still far from being reached: no release date has yet been announced and no price range was given. The company has nevertheless announced the availability of a development kit for your headset in the first quarter 2016, to allow developers to design games on this tool. They will need to be had to pay no less than 3,000 dollars, 2,670 euros

Read also:. We tested the HoloLens the disconcerting holographic helmet Microsoft

And also …

  • Bracelet logged. Microsoft presented the new version of Band, logged his bracelet. Thinner, it also wants more intelligent by integrating the ability to communicate with the voice assistant Cortana. It will be available later this month for 249 dollars (221 euros)
  • Xbox One. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Update 10 was scheduled for the Christmas period console. On this occasion will be offered a special package Halo 5 with a 1TB hard drive.
  • Surface Pro 4. The company unveiled its new 12.3-inch tablet, thinner and lighter than the previous version. It will be equipped with an Intel sixth generation and a new pen

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