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Microsoft Surface Car
Photo credit: Yang Gu-Rum
Most people know Microsoft Surface as a series of touchscreen-based personal computers and interactive whiteboards that run the Windows operating system, but what if some of this technology made its way into a fully autonomous vehicle? Industrial designer Yang Gu-Rum from Korea gives us a glimpse at what a Microsoft Surface Car could look like, and at first glance, it looks to be minimalist all around, or at least on the outside.

Microsoft Xbox Series X Refrigerator
Photo credit: iJustine
Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is set to be released on November 10, 2020, but what better way to get the word out than by sending a few influencers a giant refrigerator shaped like the next-gen console? That’s exactly what happened to Justine Ezarik, better known as iJustine online and Snoop Dogg. They spared no expensive, as the fridge came in a box that resembled what the retail version is going to look like, complete with the 1TB SSD marking.

Tesla Xbox Game Console
Photo credit: Martin Hajek via Yanko Design
If Tesla and Microsoft teamed up to make an Xbox Series X console inspired by the Cybertruck, this is probably what it would look like. Designer Martin Hajek came up with this concept and modeled it around the upcoming console, but gave it a low-poly makeover. No technical specifications were revealed, but we can’t imagine it being any more powerful than it already is going to be.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
The eleventh installment of Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), developed by Asobo Studio, is set to be the most realistic yet. This game simulates the entire Earth using textures and topographical data pulled directly from Bing Maps. Players will find photorealistic 3D representations of the world’s features, like terrain, trees, grass, buildings, and water. These textures will be generated using Microsoft Azure technology.