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Book Review: Mark Pesce’s “Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing”

ARPost

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. See Also: Must Read AR/VR Books in 2020.

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Flying The Dune Ornithopter On Arrakis In VR Via Microsoft Flight Simulator

Upload VR

For my part, I've spent much of the last few days flying over the dunes of Frank Herbert's Arrakis in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new free add-on to Flight Simulator transforms the game into the barren spice-filled planet from the 1965 book. Check out the mission in our video:

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Microsoft to launch new flagship laptop this fall to replace the Surface Book

Digital Trends

A new rumor suggests that Microsoft could end up replacing the Surface Book 4 with a new Surface Laptop model featuring RTX graphics.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 vs. Microsoft Surface Book 3

Digital Trends

The Surface Pro 8 makes for a better tablet than laptop and sports newer components, while the Surface Book 3 makes for a better laptop.

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Microsoft Surface Book 3 Review: Big Specs, Big Price

GizModo VR

Aside from a couple USB port changes, you might not be able to tell the difference between Microsoft’s latest Surface Book and its past iterations. They look nearly identical side-by-side. Same keyboard layout. Chassis color. The screen/tablet portion still disconnects from the base. Even the clamshell hinge still has… Read more.

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Surface Book 4: Everything about Microsoft’s most powerful 2-in-1 so far

Digital Trends

Microsoft could be working on the Surface Book 4, the company's most powerful Surface yet, and there are lots of rumors to discuss.

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The Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-Inch) Review: A Refreshing Dip Into Ice Lake

Anand Tech

Microsoft has certainly been an innovator in the space as well, and the Surface Pro series has become the baseline for an entire category that did not exist in any volume before their launch. But almost certainly, one of the quirkiest designs was the Surface Book.