Everyone wants to sell you a smartwatch these days. Apple is selling his. Samsung has half a dozen in the market. Pebble, Asus, LG, Sony, Motorola, and a number of other companies are also on the market.
But when is it Microsoft? The company sells a bracelet of activity at $ 200, but there is not a product like Windows smartwatch. At least not yet.
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Nevertheless, it seems that there was an ongoing development project before it was finally abandoned. Nokia was working on a smartwatch known by the code name Moonraker . Behind closed doors the Mobile World Congress 2014, Nokia unveiled a smartwatch to certain customers. Then Microsoft acquired the mobile division of Nokia and the project was unfortunately sidelined . This should have been launched alongside the Lumia 930.
Despite this non-marketing smartwatch the images have surfaced , and The Verge reports that the device has borrowed its user interface design of Windows Phone . It was designed to help manage email messages, make calls or send messages from your wrist. An option to use the watch as a remote shutter release to take pictures with the camera of your smartphone, and support for other applications, like Facebook, are also mentioned features.
Nokia has even added a number sensors, allowing the watch to light up when the user raises the arm to look at her, and off when the user lowered his arm.
The device itself sported a square screen with customizable dials, and more bracelets colors typical of Nokia: green, orange and black.
So why Microsoft left the project? According to The Verge, it's because the company was already working on the Microsoft Band, has more features , such as support for Microsoft's digital assistant, Cortana.
Yet I am sure that there is at least some fans who would have liked Windows Phone a smartwatch designed to work with their smartphones.
But when is it Microsoft? The company sells a bracelet of activity at $ 200, but there is not a product like Windows smartwatch. At least not yet.
See also : OnePlus 2 is tipped to be launched in July, but at what price?
Nevertheless, it seems that there was an ongoing development project before it was finally abandoned. Nokia was working on a smartwatch known by the code name Moonraker . Behind closed doors the Mobile World Congress 2014, Nokia unveiled a smartwatch to certain customers. Then Microsoft acquired the mobile division of Nokia and the project was unfortunately sidelined . This should have been launched alongside the Lumia 930.
Nokia has even added a number sensors, allowing the watch to light up when the user raises the arm to look at her, and off when the user lowered his arm.
The device itself sported a square screen with customizable dials, and more bracelets colors typical of Nokia: green, orange and black.
So why Microsoft left the project? According to The Verge, it's because the company was already working on the Microsoft Band, has more features , such as support for Microsoft's digital assistant, Cortana.
Yet I am sure that there is at least some fans who would have liked Windows Phone a smartwatch designed to work with their smartphones.