Microsoft reveals Xbox Remix controller recycled from leftover parts
Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox controller made partly from recycled plastic, including surplus old controller parts that have been reground. More
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Microsoft's open-source design for Pride flag incorporates 40 communities
Microsoft has created a kaleidoscopic new version of the Pride flag that represents 40 different LGBTQIA+ communities and can evolve to include even more. More
Microsoft releases adaptive computer accessories for people with disabilities
American technology company Microsoft has unveiled a set of accessories designed to make it easier for people with limited mobility or visual impairments to use a computer or laptop. More
Microsoft teams up with Nike, Mercedes-Benz and Unilever to launch Transform to Net Zero initiative
Microsoft has joined eight other global corporations to help businesses erase their carbon footprints as part of its commitment to becoming a carbon-negative business by 2030. More
Microsoft unveils dual-screen folding Android smartphone
Microsoft has revealed the design of the Surface Duo, a dual-screen Android folding phone, which can be opened down the middle like a book. More
Tucker Viemeister designs ElectionGuard ballot machine to make voting more secure
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to build an electronic voting machine that could boost security of paper ballots. More
Gensler and RKD Architects create digital waterfall for Microsoft Ireland's HQ
Microsoft Ireland's new campus in Dublin is designed around the concept of an island, complete with a digital waterfall cascading through the atrium. More
Microsoft redesigns Xbox packaging to better suit gamers with disabilities
Microsoft has rethought the packaging design for its Xbox Adaptive Controller, in a bid to make it easier to open for gamers with limited mobility. More
Microsoft launches adaptive Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities
Tech giant Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed for people with limited mobility. More
Bill Gates plans smart city in Arizona desert
Tech billionaire Bill Gates has invested in a huge patch of land west of Phoenix, Arizona, with the intention of building a new smart city. More
Clive Wilkinson transforms Vancouver department store into headquarters for Microsoft
Clive Wilkinson Architects has converted the upper floors of a downtown Vancouver store into an open-plan office for US tech company Microsoft to house its growing Canadian workforce. More
Microsoft targets architects and designers with Surface Studio digital drawing board
Tech company Microsoft has unveiled a hinged computer designed to turn from a desktop into a digital drawing surface. More
Henning Larsen Architects bases Microsoft headquarters on Bill Gates' workplace theory
Microsoft employees have moved into a new metal-clad headquarters in Denmark, designed by Henning Larsen Architects but based on a paper written by the tech company's founder Bill Gates (+ slideshow). More
Microsoft's HoloLens headset combines high-definition holograms with the real world
News: Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision (+ slideshow). More
Microsoft Technology Pavilion takes its cues from the Windows 8 interface
The blocks of colour that make up both the Microsoft logo and the Windows 8 interface formed the basis of this temporary pavilion in Russia, created for the technology giant by architecture studio Nowadays (+ slideshow). More
"People who don't like Comic Sans don't know anything about design"
Interview: ahead of his talk at London's V&A museum on Friday, typographer Vincent Connare has defended the reviled Comic Sans font he created, saying its detractors "don't know anything about design". More
Headset creates "3D soundscape" to help blind people navigate cities
News: research group Future Cities Catapult and tech company Microsoft have developed a headset that sends the wearer three-dimensional sound information in a push to make urban areas more navigable for blind people (+ movie). More
Microsoft's RoomAlive transforms any room "into an augmented interactive display"
News: technology company Microsoft's research branch has combined projection mapping with motion sensors to turn enclosed spaces into immersive augmented experiences. More
Henning Larsen Architects plans Microsoft headquarters outside Copenhagen
News: Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has designed a headquarters for software giant Microsoft as part of plans for a new university and business district north of Copenhagen, Denmark. More
See-through computer allows users to "grab" digital content
News: a transparent computer that allows users to reach "inside" the screen and manipulate content with their hands was unveiled at the TED conference in Los Angeles last week. More