Redmond

The Star Trek Crew, Beaming To The Deck Of The U.S.S. Microsoft

12:00PM May 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Microsoft has an incredible Star Trek sculpture in the lobby of their Studio D office, an installation that continually gives the appearance that Kirk, Spock and the rest are just on the verge of materializing. But how’s it done? More »


Computing

Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project

5:58AM April 30, 2010 | Joel Johnson

According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft has cancelled Courier, the folding, two-screen prototype tablet that was first uncovered by Gizmodo. More »


Science

Anechoic Chamber: The Place Where Sound Goes To Die

8:40AM October 2, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Yesterday, while touring a new building on Microsoft’s campus, I came across an anechoic chamber: A room designed to eliminate all noise from outside — and in. I spent about five minutes locked inside, and man is it freaky. More »


Geek Out

Forget Leopards, There Are Cougars Prowling The Microsoft Campus

12:30PM September 19, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Microsoft is warning employees to “never approach a cougar”, as one of the kitty cats has been spotted near the Redmond campus. Or at least that’s what we’re told. I’m thinking that it’s actually Mrs Gates who’s taking a stroll. More »


Microsoft Teetotalers Hate Fun, Cancel Nearly-Completed Pub

1:00AM April 12, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Unlike my alma mater, Microsoft has decided that booze and good times have no place on their campus. They’ve abruptly cancelled the almost-finished construction of a new pub, claiming it would not be “appropriate.”

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