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    #39: Dredging up the Gems

    October 8th, 2015 · 74 minutes

    Simone, Christina and Bri dive into this week's Microsoft event, including the Surface Book and HoloLens before talking about Twitter Moments ... and McDonald's all-day breakfast menu.

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    Links and Show Notes

    The Microsoft Surface event in under 90 seconds
    A guy in a sideways fedora was the breakout star of the Microsoft event
    Microsoft shows off its new confidence with the Surface Book
    Hands on with the Surface Book, Microsoft's 'ultimate laptop'
    Inside the creation of the Microsoft Surface Book
    Microsoft's HoloLens for developers will cost $3,000
    The HoloLens looks equally awesome and ridiculous
    Hands on with Twitter Moments
    How Twitter's new Moments feature will tackle the sports world
    We went to McDonalds to see what their big announcement was