Microsoft Preparing to Enter the Smartwatch Game

Published on May 29, 2014 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

The so-called Smartwatch seem to be the thing people are watching and expecting to be the next big thing in tech. There are a few available now like Pebble, but many are waiting to see what technologies come from the big players like Apple, Google, and Microsoft. A patent filing shows Microsoft is working on with a rumored two day battery life.

Devices like this are rumored to be focused on health and fitness, which makes sense as devices such as the Fitbit have been popular. Integration with phones is also something that is logical in a device like this, and the Microsoft device is said to have the ability to work with any smartphone.

Who knows when we’ll start to see more of these devices, but I think it’s something to keep an eye on.

Source: Neowin

Comments (Page 2)

Phoon

on May 31, 2014

starkers

reply 15

Another time the volume up and down button was increasing/decreasing the size of items appearing on the screen.

Now THAT could be a nifty feature under the right conditions!!

starkers

on May 31, 2014

Phoon

reply 16

Quoting starkers, reply 15Another time the volume up and down button was increasing/decreasing the size of items appearing on the screen.

Now THAT could be a nifty feature under the right conditions!!

There are apps that can perform this function, so I'm told, not that I've looked as yet.

It's not something I've needed as yet... but as I get older, and too much of a good thing makes my eyesight fail, well things could change.

However, my sister who has the Samsung Note 2 told me it is an included app or a built-in feature. I don't recall which now, but she told me her phone does it. She also said that the up-down volume button can also be used to scroll pages, something I hope is coming with 8.1

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