The leaves are turning, and you've switched to pumpkin spice lattes. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians are in the World Series, which surely means humanity's days are numbered. All of which is to say: Winter is coming, but the anticipation of new gear warms the heart. Microsoft deploys its best and brightest to announce new things on Wednesday! If the rumors are correct, we'll see an all-in-one touchscreen machine called the Surface PC, which could be an important tool for creating 3-D HoloLens applications. We also expect an update to Windows 10, and perhaps a Cortana-based competitor to in-home voice assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home.