Microsoft is developing wearable technology with AI-enabled gadgets for office workers. The company has shown two concepts at its yearly conference.
Key facts
- •Microsoft is developing wearable technology with AI-enabled gadgets for office workers
- •The company has shown two concepts at its yearly conference for technology developers
- •One device is a small portable cube with a touch and voice-activated screen
- •The other device is a wearable access badge
- •The devices are currently being used by a few hundred Microsoft employees
Microsoft is developing new wearable technology with an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled gadget. The company has shown two concepts at its yearly conference for technology developers.
Device Concepts
One device is a small portable cube with a touch and voice-activated screen, meant for a desk. The other is a wearable access badge. Microsoft executive Steven Bathiche demonstrated the devices, which are currently being used by a few hundred Microsoft employees.
Background and Competition
Microsoft has previously attempted to break into the wearable devices market with its Hololens headset, but stopped producing it in 2024. Google is also attempting to re-enter the wearables market with 'smart glasses', after its Google Glass flop over a decade ago.
This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by BBC Technology.
