Microsoft’s Surface Smartwatch gets a test drive, shows several hardware sensors and multiple...

[Guest Jared Peters]

 

Over the weekend, a report surfaced about someone using Microsoft’s upcoming smartwatch in the wild. Fortunately for us, that means we get to know a little more about the details of the watch and whether or not it’ll still be

available for our Android devices.

 

The report went into detail about the hardware of the Surface Smartwatch and mentioned that it has a rectangle screen, similar to the Gear Fit, instead of the square design like Android Wear devices. It also has enough sensors to cover just about everything you could imagine using it for, including a heart rate monitor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS. Outside of the sensors, though, the hardware seemed a little disappointing, as it has a low resolution screen and the glass was flat, not curved to the wrist. This was clearly just a prototype design, so hopefully those small details are improved before Microsoft makes anything official.

 

As for platform compatibility, the Surface Smartwatch is going to work with nearly every device out there, including desktop operating systems like OS X and Windows 8, all major mobile devices (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) and even the Xbox One. I don’t think we’ve seen any smartwatch that’s geared towards being used with a game console, so that’ll be interesting.

 

What do you think about Microsoft’s stab at the wearable market? Do you think they’ll have better luck in this area than they have with smartphones?

 

source:

GearLive

 

via:

Phone Arena

 

 

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