Microsoft will livestream its October 2 Surface event, suggesting big reveals

In late August, we discovered Microsoft was planning its subsequent Surface occasion for October 2nd – though the truth that it was saying {hardware} was extra of an assumption than an official affirmation. But right this moment Microsoft despatched out a second, formal invite to journalists, and it’s now clear the corporate is planning big issues for its subsequent occasion.

There are two essential particulars alluding to a serious announcement: For one, TNW has discovered each Surface head honcho Panos Panay and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be in attendance. For one other, Microsoft will be livestreaming the occasion this time round.

This October 2nd we’re exhibiting the world what’s subsequent for Surface & Microsoft…and we’re doing it reside. Tune in at https://t.co/gL1bQ1Wmas at 10am EDT. #MicrosoftEvent #GetReady #Pumped pic.twitter.com/opDaJOsLGf

— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) September 12, 2019

Those two particulars could not sound like a lot, however they’re value noting. While Panay is at all times at Surface occasions, Nadella is barely there now and again. Likewise, a number of Surface occasions have been low-key, press-only occasions with no livestream. The firm didn’t have a livestream for the Surface Book 2 or Pro 6, for instance. But it did have a livestream when it launched the Surface Studio and Surface Book 2 – main new {hardware} classes for the corporate.

We perceive that Microsoft will have each {hardware} and software program to point out off. We’ll possible see a brand new the Surface Book, which is almost 2 years outdated now, and maybe a spec bump for the newer Surface Go, Pro, and Laptop. But we additionally suppose it’s possible the corporate will lastly reveal its long-rumored dual-screen, extra-portable Surface, codenamed Centaurus. We’ve additionally heard rumblings of a Surface speaker.

Centaurus is predicted to run Microsoft’s sprightly Windows Lite, which is rumored to be the corporate’s mobile-first various to Windows 10. This will run common Windows apps and include an all-new interface (versus the much less exceptional and unpopular Windows 10 S).

We’ll be there October 2, so keep tuned for extra. The livesteam begins at 10AM that day, and you’ll watch it right here.