Microsoft just announced some awesome Devices

Microsoft just announced some awesome devices at their Windows 10 Devices event in New York. Here is a quick list of the devices Microsoft announced today:

HoloLens

First they showed HoloLens and showed how gaming could look like with HoloLens. Microsoft announced that, the HoloLens Development Editions will be available in Q1 2016 for $3000. Developers can now apply for their HoloLens Developer Editions.

Microsoft Band 2

Next up, Microsoft showed the new version of the Microsoft Band, which will be connected to Microsoft Health. The new Microsoft Band 2 comes with a new curved and improved AMOLED screen, it has a battery life of 48 hours, is charged in 1.5 hours and has all the great features the first version of the Microsoft Band already had, like activity tracking, sleep tracking, notifications, GPS and much more. It now also comes with barometer and Cortana integration.

• Optical heart rate sensor
• 3-axis accelerometer/gyro
• Gyrometer
• GPS
• Ambient light sensor
• Skin temperature sensor
• UV sensor
• Capactive sensor
• Galvanic skin response
• Microphone
• Barometer

Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft announced two new Windows Phones or Windows 10 Mobile flagship devices. Finally there is a new Windows Phone flagship which brings amazing features and specs. The Lumia 950 has a 5.2 inch Quad HD and the Lumia 950 XL has a 5.7 inch Quad HD screen. Both phones come with a 20MP PureView camera with Triple LED Natural Flash, UBS-C Type Connector and Fast Charging support which will charge your phone in 30 minutes to 50%. Using a small dock, you can hock up the phone to a monitor, keyboard and mouse, this lets you run Windows Universal Apps like on a PC. Here some more specs and highlights:

Both phones have:

• Windows 10
• Camera: 20.0 MP, Natural flash
• Front-facing Camera: Full HD 5MP wide angle
• Display: WQHD (2560 x 1440) , AMOLED, ClearBlack
• 32GB Mass Memory
• 200GB SD Card slot (up to 2TB)
• 4G LTE
• Touchscreen technology: Super sensitive touch
• Exchangeable back cover
• Glance screen
  Tactile feedback
  Voice commands
• Nano SIM
• Bluetooth 4.1
• NFC (Pairing, Secure NFC payment, sharing, tagging)
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Support for Windows Hello
• Glance Screen
• Wireless Charging
• Fast Charging
• Continuum for Phones

Lumia 950

• Screen: 5.2 ”, WQHD (2560 x 1440) , AMOLED, ClearBlack
• Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 808 , Hexa core , 1800 MHz

Lumia 950 XL

• Screen: 5.7 ”, WQHD (2560 x 1440) , AMOLED, ClearBlack
• Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 , Octa core , 2000 MHz

Surface Pro 4

Microsoft announced the successor of the Surface Pro 3. The new Surface Pro 4 has kind of the same dimension as the Surface Pro 3 but comes with a 12.3” PixelSense display has extremely high contrast and low glare, giving you a picture rivaling real life. It is not only more powerful and lighter than ever before at 1.69lbs (766 grams) and with with a 6th Gen Intel® Core™ M3, i5, and i7 processors, it’s also quieter and runs cooler than ever before. It will also support a new pen and display technology which is called PixelSense.

• Windows 10 Pro
• TPM Chip
• Processor: 6th Gen Intel® Core™ M3, i5, or i7
• Memory: 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB RAM
• Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSD
• Graphics: M3: Intel® HD graphics 515, i5: Intel® HD graphics 520, i7: Intel® Iris™ graphics
• Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible, Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• Size: 11.50″ x 7.93″ x 0.33″ (292.10mm x 201.42mm x 8.45mm)
• Weight: M3: 1.69lbs (766 grams), i5: 1.73lbs (786 grams), i7: 1.73lbs (786 grams)
• Ports: Full-size USB 3.0
  microSD™ card reader
  Headset jack
  Mini DisplayPort
  Cover port
  SurfaceConnect
• Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
• Support for Windows Hello (using Iris Scanner)

Surface Pro 4 Type Cover

Along with the Surface Pro 4, Microsoft also announced the Surface Pro 4 Type Cover in two versions, one without fingerprint reader and one with a fingerprint reader which can be used with the Surface Pro 3. The new Type Cover should have highly improved keys and a larger trackpad. It is also backlit and it is lighter and thinner than the last version.

Surface Pro Docking Station

Surface Dock instantly transforms your ultraportable Surface into a desktop PC. Simply plug in the SurfaceConnect cable to charge your device and access external monitors, a keyboard, mouse, and more. With two high-definition video ports, a gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 3.0 ports, and an audio output, you have all the connections you need. It also works with the Surface Pro 3 and the SurfaceBook.

Surface Book

The “one more thing” Microsoft announced today and which really surprised everybody was the Surface Book. The Surface Bookisthe first full laptop has arrived in the Surface family. Surface Book is a powerful laptop with a full sized, backlit keyboard for fast and natural typing. The 13.5” PixelSense display detaches easily from the keyboard to become a thin, light tablet that works perfectly with OneNote and Surface Pen. Turn the screen around and reattach it to use Surface Book like a creative canvas. By reconnecting it to the keyboard, you unlock its full creative power in a pen first mode. Surface Book is built to be a creative workhorse. Combining a 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processor with up to 16GB of memory and an optional discrete graphics chip.

• Windows 10 Pro
• TPM chip
• Processor: 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 or i7
• Memory: 8GB or 16GB RAM
• Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB. SSD
• Graphics: i5: Intel® HD graphics 520 / i5/i7: NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Processor
• Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch
• Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• Size: 12.30” x 9.14” x 0.51 – 0.90” (312.3mm x 232.1mm x 13.0 – 22.8mm)
• Weight: Starting at 3.34 pounds (1,516 grams) including keyboard
• Ports: Two full-size USB 3.0
  Full-size SD™ card reader
  SurfaceConnectTM
  Headset jack
  Mini DisplayPort
• Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
• Support for Windows Hello

As far as I can see there is a lot of good feedback and Microsoft really announced some great devices.