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Microsoft is pushing out new products and software to bring out the artist in you making it easy for anyone to create three-dimensional art what did you think Microsoft was just about stuffy office products that's changing in the next version of Windows 10 called creators update coming as a free upgrade this spring packed with a new paint program that makes it easy to make 3d art but first Microsoft will be releasing an updated surface book laptop with double the graphics power and 16 hours of battery life that starts at 2400 dollars and it arrives in November there's also a brand new product the surface studio is an all-in-one touchscreen PC with a crazy thin 28 inch LCD monitor that easily folds downward and flat so you can work on it like a drafting table Microsoft also created a new puck accessory called the dial turn it to cycle through different settings or place it on the touchscreen and you can open up a new menu such as a color palette for artwork this surface studio starts at about 3000 dollars and can be pre-ordered now with a limited supply arriving mid December the dial it cost $100 extra it also works with other new surface computers pair it with a pen and suddenly you have a whole new Windows creative experience here's how Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi explains this new phase we feel we're on the cusp of a new wave of creativity and so we're really going to get after with our devices in our software and back to that Windows 10 software Microsoft wants to turn you into someone who consumes a lot of content into someone who creates a lot of and it's also easy to share that content scan an object in the real world with a phone app then import it into the new paint 3d to create something unique your masterpiece can be shared in a community posted online as a video or even viewed virtually with hololens or virtual reality headsets Microsoft is working with partners to get more affordable VR headsets on the market that are easy to use starting at three hundred dollars but it's not all about drawing easily create your own broadcast of a video game you're playing or create a tournament with friends and message your friends in new ways with playful emoji or create your own emoji shoulder taps are a way to ping your close friends they'll see it on their desktop screen you could say Microsoft wants Windows to have a personal touch in more ways than one reporting from the Microsoft event in New York City I'm Bridget Carey