A smartwatch that focuses on fitness seems to be getting ready Microsoft, according to press reports on recent patent disclosure.
The "Wearable Personal Information System" patent application was submitted to 2012 and was recently patented and describes a small device with a screen attached to a strap for use as a "smart watch", which may however be detached from it and placed on other devices , such as fitness equipment.
Smartwatch will track the location and route of the user via GPS, as well as its movement through special sensors. At the same time, it will monitor heartbeat, like other devices.
It is noted that Microsoft recently launched an initiative to transport / arrive Windows σε μικρού μεγέθους συσκευές, στοχεύοντας στο αποκαλούμενο «Internet of Things». Το πρώτο software Development kit (SDK) is expected relatively soon.
This sector is expected to be a place of intense competition in the near future, especially since Google announced it is preparing a special Android platform for wearable devices. There are already giants such as Samsung and Sony, and many expect a similar move from Apple. Until now, however wearables have not yet acquired a mainstream character.
Σύμφωνα με ανάλυση της Forrester Research, σημαντικό ρόλο στο μέλλον των wearable υπολογιστών θα διαδραματίσει το software τους. Όπως αναφέρεται σε σχετικό δημοσίευμα των New York Times, η αναλύτρια της Forrester, Τζούλι Ασκ, εκτιμά ότι «η επιτυχία των wearables δεν θα εξαρτηθεί μόνο από το hardware…η επιτυχία θα εξαρτηθεί από τις mobile εφαρμογές και το πόσο αποτελεσματικές θα είναι όσον αφορά στην αλλαγή ‘συμπεριφοράς' τους, βάσει δεδομένων, της ‘οξυδέρκειάς' τους και των προτεινόμενων ενεργειών πάνω στη χρήση φορητών συσκευών από τους καταναλωτές».
Ask is one of the authors of the company's The Mobile Mind Shift, which will be released in June, and examines how mobile device software will continue to affect businesses in the future.
According to Forrester's report in February, although hardware certainly fascinates consumers, "software" is the key to creating "links" between companies and their customers.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
