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Microsoft's Pix-L Ultra Mobile Portable Computer is essentially "a device that serves as both alarm clock and bedside browser." Click here for one more picture.

Notice how you can prop up the mini-screen for reclined or nightstand browsing, or turn it around for a better angle from above, perfect for viewing if you’re lying on your belly

To promote the release of Windows Vista SP1 in Japan, Microsoft has distributed specially printed rolls of toilet paper at select retailers. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Microsoft's "LucidTouch" concept is essentially a Tablet PC-like device that boasts a transparent, multi-touch interface. No word yet on pricing or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

When compared to the prototype, is readily apparent that they have a long way to go (especially with that bulky camera), but at least it is still an ongoing project

ASUS gives Windows Mobile 6.1 a complete makeover with its latest touchscreen GUI, which is essentially a "new customizable Multi-Home 3D interface meant to simplify access to your today screen, life and business applications." Video after the break.

ASUS even threw in some "album cover flow" to the media app and the ability to more easily manipulate all your digital media with enhanced figure gestures

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope basically "puts together terabytes of information from telescopes all over the world to make a seamless rendition of the entire known Universe." Video after the break.

Witness the power of the fully operational Microsoft WorldWide Telescope, as Roy Gould and Curtis Wong walk the audience at TED through this stunning software effort

The Microsoft Momenta PC is a neck-worn concept that "records your whole life in an active buffer until it detects your heart rate going up." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Then it really turns on, and records whatever's making you excited until you tell it to stop, so you can check it out later, Cloverfield-style

Yes, the HTC Magnum you see above is actually a working Windows Mobile-powered Smartphone. No word yet on pricing and availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

This thing, whatever it is, looks real in the sense that it doesn't seem to be photoshopped, plus the images in the screens actually look pretty high resolution. That's is why we're so puzzled by it

Microsoft has developed an application (Photosynth) that analyzes a group of images and looks for similar distinctive features across photos. When a particular feature is found in multiple images, 3D positional data is calculated and the photos are then arranged in an interactive manner. Unfortunately, commercial availability has not yet been announced. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Microsoft's Seadragon software lets you smoothly browse visual data "regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network." Video after the break.

Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices

In addition to trying out Crysis on Dell's latest and greatest XPS systems, we noticed one machine in particular displaying the unfortunate BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), and couldn't resist snapping up a few pictures from all angles. Click here for first picture in gallery.