Microsoft Moonraker: While Apple was building its own smartwatch, Nokia seems to have had its own smartwatch offerings. Sources familiar with Nokia's plans told The Verge that the Finnish company had "Moonraker" in development SmartWatch που με πάρα πολλά στοιχεία από την αισθητική του σύγχρονου design των Windows Phone.
Some prototype devices even appeared on the Mobile World Congress last year. Nokia planned to unveil its smartwatch alongside the Lumia 930, but Microsoft canceled the project before the Nokia phone was released.
Microsoft Moonraker images, a code name used by the company for SmartWatch, appeared today on a Tumblr blog and were revealed by Evan Blass.
The Tumblr's blog Managing Director of Microsoft Pei-Chi Hsieh, and as shown, the images were made for marketing purposes and not for a concept.
Nokia Moonraker SmartWatch never came to market, mainly because Microsoft wanted to promote the development of its Band.
While Moonraker had a series of sensors that allowed you to lift your hand to read texts or download it to disable the screen, Microsoft chose Band's release because it believed it had more functionality.
Η Nokia δανείστηκε το γνωστό “Metro” interface των Windows Phone και σε συνδυασμό με εφαρμογές e-mail, τηλεφώνου και μηνυμάτων δημιούργησε το πρώτο SmartWatch της. Υπήρχε ακόμη και μια απομακρυσμένη λειτουργία κάμερας για να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες από το smartphone χρησιμοποιώντας το ρολόι σας. Υπήρχαν επίσης εφαρμογές για το Facebook and MixRadio.
It is unlikely that we will see "Moonraker" in the market, but Microsoft may be thinking of something new and more sophisticated for the future.
Microsoft is currently developing the second-generation Band. While the software platform for the upcoming Microsoft Band 2 will remain the same. What is expected to change is the appearance and feel of the device. The next generation of the band will be available later this year after the release of Windows 10.
