Microsoft presentation that 'Surface Pro 6' and noise canceling headphones 'Surface Headphones' etc. were announced

Microsoft made a presentation event for Surface new products in New York, USA. In addition to the " Surface Pro 6 " and " Surfacel Laptop 2 " as expected, " Surface Studio 2 " of a new all-in-one PC and " Surface Headphones " headphone compatible with noise canceling & Cortana have also appeared.

◆ Surface Pro 6
For "Surface Pro 6" which appeared black color, you can check with the following movie.

Introducing Microsoft Surface Pro 6 - YouTube


Surface Pro 6 with almost no difference in appearance from the previous model " New Surface (Surface Pro 5) ".

It is equipped with 12.3 inch (2736 × 1824) PixelSense liquid crystal display.

The CPU evolved to the 8th generation Intel Core processor in an orderly manner.

Although the headphone jack remained, Type-C USB port was not installed continuously.

Type cover is 4 colors.

The only change in Surface Pro 6 that seems to be the only change is that a black model has been added.

The price of Surface Pro 6 is the lowest price model of Core i 5 · 8 GB memory · 128 GB storage is US $ 899 (about 100,000 yen), in Japan it is 129,384 yen including tax, Core i 7 · 16 GB memory · 1 TB storage The top model is 2299 dollars (about 261,000 yen), in Japan it is 290 304 yen including tax. The type cover of the special keyboard is sold separately. Surface Pro 6 shipment in Japan is October 17, 2018.

Surface Pro 6 Introduces New Infinite Possibilities in Lightness - Microsoft Surface
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-6/8ZCNC665SLQ5

◆ Surfacel Laptop 2
The official movie of the new type of clam shell type notebook PC "Surface Laptop 2" is from the following.

Meet the Surface Laptop 2 - Style and Speed ​​- Microsoft Surface
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-2/8XQJKK3DD91B

Black model also appears on Surface Laptop 2.

Equipped with the 8th generation Intel Core processor is the same as Surface Pro 6.

The price of Surface Laptop 2 is the lowest price model of Core i 5 · 8 GB memory · 128 GB storage is US $ 999 (about 114,000 yen), Core i 5 · 8 GB memory · In Japan, the 256 GB storage model includes 158,544 yen including tax, The top model of Core i 7 · 16 GB memory · 512 GB storage is $ 2199 (about 250,000 yen), and in Japan it is 285 58 yen including tax. The shipment of SurfaceLaptop 2 in Japan is October 16, 2018.

Meet the Surface Laptop 2 - Style and Speed ​​- Microsoft Surface
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-2/8XQJKK3DD91B?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

◆ Surface Studio 2
For the all-in-one high-end desktop PC "Surface Studio 2", you can check with the following movie.

Introducing Microsoft Surface Studio 2 - YouTube


Second generation Surface Studio has NVIDIA's Pascal generation GPU "GeForce GTX 1070/1060" built in, and it will achieve 50% faster than the original model.

The CPU is equipped with the 7 th generation Intel Core processor (Kaby Lake - S).

By adopting a unique hinge, it is the same as the original Surface Studio that you can operate a 28-inch display with a single finger.

The PixelSense liquid crystal display improved by 38% in brightness and 22% in contrast by the ratio of the previous model. Of course, it corresponds also to Surface Dial.

PC main body which also stands under the hinges. Although desktop PC, the cable layout is clean.

Since it has built-in "Xbox Wireless", it will also change to Xbox game machines.

Surface Pen properly surrounds sentences ......

You can specify a character string in that range.

Handwritten letters ......

It can also be inserted into text. The keyboard input seems to be much faster, but intuitive operation seems to be rippling.

There is no big change in appearance, the "Surface Studio 2" which will stay in the upgrade of the internal parts is from the standard model which adopts Core i 7, 16 GB memory, 1 TB SSD from 34,990 dollars (about 400,000 yen), the best model 2 TB It corresponds to SSD of. Surface Studio 2 will be shipped on November 15, 2018. At the time of writing the article, it is unknown whether it will be released in Japan.

◆ Surface Headphones
Surface Series First headphones "Surface Headphones" also appeared.

Introducing Microsoft Surface Headphones - YouTube


Over ear type headphone compatible with Bluetooth connection "Surface Headphones"

Touch operation correspondence dial is equipped on the left and right.

Surface Headphones has active noise canceling function.

By turning the left hand dial, the intensity of noise cancellation can be changed from 13 levels .

Surface Headphones corresponds to the "Automatic pause / play" function which stops music just by removing it from the ear and restart music when wearing it.

Surface Headphones are headphones optimized for Surface terminals. Operation of Cortana by "Hey, Cortana" is also possible.

Turn the dial on the right side to control the volume ......

You can also answer calls such as Skype by tapping the touch pad on the side.

Although Surface Headphones is optimized for the Surface series, it can be used as a Bluetooth headphone with noise canceling function on other terminals. Surface Headphones is $ 349 (about 40,000 yen) and will be released within 2018. Whether it will be released in Japan at the time of article creation is unknown.