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Microsoft Smart Watch

Microsoft Smart Watch. DANIEL GRUSHKOVSKIY. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Microsoft is joining Apple and Google in creating a “smart watch” Would have many of the same features as smart phones. Microsoft has met with part suppliers from Asia and are currently working on the product. . Technology.

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Microsoft Smart Watch

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  1. Microsoft Smart Watch DANIEL GRUSHKOVSKIY

  2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • Microsoft is joining Apple and Google in creating a “smart watch” • Would have many of the same features as smart phones. • Microsoft has met with part suppliers from Asia and are currently working on the product.

  3. Technology • There are some watches that are highly computerized. • Such as the Nike FuelBand which measures physical activity. • Microsoft’s watch would have a screen that’s one and a half inches in diameter. • Microsoft used to sell computerized watches (stopped in 2008) • They gave real-time news, weather, stocks updates, and text messages • Wall Street Journal article about the Microsoft Watch and wearable gadgets in general: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324485004578423522275087936.html

  4. advantages • Faster to get out/use than a phone. • Some third party apps are already ready. • Wallet for windows program would allow people to pay with their debit/credit cards just by swiping their watch. • Can use this while driving.

  5. Disadvantages • Apple already has the upper hand in sales of smart phones. • Don’t know yet if the average person will be attracted to wearable technology. • Touchscreen much smaller than a phone. • Since the Windows phone isn’t a big seller in America, many app companies aren’t focusing on making apps compatible with windows. • More Advantages/Disadvantages: http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/microsoft-mulls-a-smartwatch-here-are-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/

  6. Successful Microsoft moments

  7. References • REFERENCES • "Microsoft Brings Back Windows Watch after Apple Seeks 'flexible' Bod • The Register." Microsoft Brings Back Windows Watch after Apple Seeks 'flexible' Bod • The Register. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/microsoft_smart_watches> • "Microsoft Reportedly Preparing To Jump On The Smartwatch Bandwagon." TechCrunch RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/14/microsoft-reportedly-preparing-to-jump-on-the-smartwatch-bandwagon/>. • "Microsoft Smartwatch Reportedly in the Works." Microsoft Smartwatch Reportedly in the Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-smartwatch/27065/>. • "Microsoft Working With Suppliers on Designs for Touch-Enabled Watch Device." Wall Street Journal, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324485004578423522275087936.html>. • Newman, Jared. "Microsoft Mulls a Smartwatch; Here Are the Company’s Strengths and Weaknesses | TIME.com." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/microsoft-mulls-a-smartwatch-here-are-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/>.

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