Oct 6, 2015 3:25 PM

Gallery: Here's Every New Device Microsoft Announced Today

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Microsoft VP Panos Panay introduces the Surface Book.
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It has a stronger center of gravity for it, which meant the design team could shave off hundreds of grams in weight.

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The screen bends all the way around as well. The base configuration of 128GB storage and 8GB of RAM starts at $1,500, while a fully loaded Surface Book runs north of $3,000. Preorders begin on October 7, and the device ships on October 26.
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The Surface Book's keyboard detaches.

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The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has been redesigned. It's thinner, more capable, and it has a new Surface Pen, and a new Surface type cover with a fingerprint sensor.
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A kickstand on a hinge supports the back of the Surface Pro 4.

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Microsoft executive VP Terry Myerson speaks onstage at the Microsoft Windows 10 Devices Media event in New York City.
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Microsoft will be shipping a HoloLens Developer Kit in the first quarter of 2016. The company is currently accepting applications from developers who want to buy one.

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The HoloLens dev kit will cost $3,000.
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A Microsoft rep demos the HoloLens. The gun and the explosions aren't really there, it's all just an illusion in the HoloLens. Cool huh?

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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The Microsoft Lumia 550 is a budget device priced at $139. It will be available in November and it runs Windows 10.

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Windows 10 Mobile in action. Apps in the new OS are universal, and will run across Microsoft's entire range of devices, including Xbox.
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The Lumia 950XL and the 950 are Microsoft's newest flagship handsets running WIndows 10 Mobile.

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The Microsoft Band is displayed at the Microsoft Windows 10 Devices Media event in New York City.
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The Band is intended to be worn all day, but it is extra useful during workouts.

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This Surface Book is connected to an audio controller.
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It's a unique and arresting design created by the design team to make the Book flip easily from laptop mode to tablet mode.

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Another shot of the Surface Pro 4.
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The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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