“The way to watch the Microsoft Floor October occasion” would be the query of the day on October 12, because the tech large is gearing as much as reveal a bundle of latest Floor merchandise to pique the curiosity of laptop computer and pill followers. However what is on the agenda?
Final 12 months, we noticed the Floor Professional 8, Floor Duo 2, and Floor Laptop computer Studio steal the present, so it is affordable to imagine Microsoft will proceed the hype by revealing the Floor Professional 9, a next-gen Floor Laptop computer Studio, and a Floor Duo 3, proper?
Properly, that final one will not be within the playing cards, seeing as there have been already murmurs of discontinuing the Floor Duo 2 (which the tech large put to relaxation). Nonetheless, there are many merchandise that would fill that spot.
Luckily, we can’t have to attend for much longer till all is revealed. In the event you’re questioning the way to watch the Microsoft Floor October occasion, and what’s anticipated, we have got you lined under.
When is the Microsoft Floor October occasion?
The Microsoft Floor October occasion will happen on October 12 at 10 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. BST. As for different areas, try the occasion instances in several time zones listed under:
- San Francisco, California — 7 a.m. PDT
- Dallas, Texas — 9 a.m. CDT
- Honolulu, Hawaii — 4 a.m. HAST
- Halifax, Canada — 11 a.m. ADT
- Berlin, Germany — 4 p.m. CEST
- Delhi, India — 7:30 p.m. IST
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 6 p.m. GST
- Shanghai, China — 10 p.m. CST
- Seoul, South Korea — 11 p.m. KST
- Hong Kong — 10 p.m. HKT
The way to watch Microsoft Floor October occasion 2022
The Microsoft livestream shall be kicking off on Microsoft’s occasion web page (opens in new tab), the place you may also add the occasion to your Outlook calendar so you do not miss it. It is a good place to observe it, as you may get a stutter-free stream.
You will additionally probably catch the livestream on the Microsoft Floor YouTube channel, which is the place final 12 months’s Microsoft occasion was streamed. As soon as a placeholder video goes reside, test again right here to observe all the large bulletins. Plus, we’ll be operating a Microsoft Floor occasion reside weblog so you do not miss any of the large reveals.
What to anticipate at Microsoft Floor October occasion 2022
Whereas Microsoft hasn’t formally introduced any of the anticipated Floor laptops and merchandise, nearly all of Microsoft units are Floor merchandise, and seeing as it is a Floor occasion, it is secure to say we’re getting a choice of new Floor laptops and extra.
We have heard loads of rumors about Microsoft engaged on the Floor Professional 9, so all indicators are pointing to an replace to the 2-in-1 laptop computer. We have been followers of the Floor Professional 8, with its attractive 13-inch, 120Hz show and robust efficiency within the eleventh gen Intel CPU. Nevertheless, twelfth Gen Intel processors are actually all the fashion, which means the Floor Professional 9 might use an replace.
The Floor Laptop computer Studio was (and nonetheless is) successful final 12 months, that includes an progressive hinge and highly effective specs. Whereas we might wish to see an replace, there have not been many rumors of Microsoft gearing as much as launch a refreshed mannequin. Nevertheless, that is not to say we can’t get one thing Studio associated. Rumor has it the Floor Studio 2 is due for an replace, which is sensible seeing the way it was launched again in 2018.
Then there’s the Floor Laptop computer 5, which seems to be a secure wager. Tech website WinFuture claims the subsequent Floor Laptop computer shall be introduced in mid-October (simply in time for the Floor occasion), and that it will likely be geared up with the most recent twelfth Gen Intel processors and as much as a 1TB SSD. This is not outdoors the realm of risk, as Microsoft does not shrink back from ceaselessly updating its Floor Laptop computer line. It is a laptop computer we’re wanting ahead to, as we have been followers of the 13-inch Floor Laptop computer 4 and 15-inch Floor Laptop computer 4 with AMD.
Then there’s the spanner within the works: the rumored Microsoft Floor Gaming Laptop computer. Leaked by Prime Gaming, the technical spec sheet particulars every part from the scale to the show of the Microsoft Floor Gaming laptop computer. In accordance with the spec sheet, we will anticipate a 16-inch (2560 x 1440) PixelSense Movement show with a 165Hz refresh charge and Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist, all in a 14.07 x 9.65 x 0.77-inch kind issue.
Prime Gaming is a leaker we’ve not come throughout, and there are questionable specs on the sheet that would develop into false, so take this all in with a pinch of salt.
Will we see a Microsoft Floor Duo 3? In accordance with Home windows Central, Microsoft is considering utilizing the identical foldable design as the present Floor Duo or switching it as much as one thing much like the Galaxy Z Fold 4. If the design is modified, then it is anticipated to return in a distinct side ratio and thinner design.
We have heard murmurings of Microsoft’s scrapped Floor Duo earlier than, which was anticipated to be a low-cost mannequin with a dual-camera array and plastic exterior. Pictures of the machine popped up on a now-deleted eBay itemizing, titled as a “dev unit” of the Floor Duo 2. Apparently, it was canceled in late 2021 to give attention to the subsequent Floor Duo machine.
It is probably Microsoft will take extra time to work on the subsequent Floor Duo, so we might not find yourself seeing it at this Floor occasion.
We’re certain to see different Floor equipment flip up, however for now, all shall be revealed on the Floor October occasion on October 12. Keep tuned for all these bulletins.
