10 years ago, before there was an
android, Redmond-based Microsoft came out with an early smartwatch
dubbed SPOT(smart personal objects technology). The problem was that
they relied FM(frequency modulation) for data transmission. SPOT
never caught on with the masses and soon went away. This October the
Redmond-based giant is rumored to be ready to re-enter the smartphone
race.
Earlier this year, in an article,
Forbes
cited various sources saying that Microsoft's smartwatch will be
compatible with Windows-based, android-based smartphones and the
iPhone. If the rumors are true it would fit in with the new
philosophy, that CEO
Satya Nadella
has brought into the company, of diversity. The first sign of this
new philosophy was shown in March
of this year when Microsoft released office for iPad.
“We
are absolutely committed to making our applications run what most
people describe as cross-platform,” Mr. Nadella was quoted as
saying in the Independent.
“There’s no holding back of anything. It is about being able to
excel everywhere our customers are.”
There
are many details about the rumored smartwatch other then it will have
11 sensors that will most likely monitor pulse rates and other
fitness levels. As for what the smartwatch will look like there is
some speculation ranging from something similar to Nike's
Fuelband to the LG
G smartwatch that was recently unveiled at the Google I/O
conference.
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