Post by beth on Oct 25, 2013 5:11:42 GMT
Microsoft gets its own answer to Google Glass ready and has a prototype in the testing stages
Google is not their only target, however, as Microsoft reportedly wants to compete against the likes of Samsung and Apple, who just revealed the latest iteration of the iPad this afternoon.
'Technology companies can’t afford to wait,' tech analyst Daniel Matte told The Journal.
'But device vendors will face a number of tough challenges including strict power constraints which limit the number of sensors.'
Microsoft is not only using their own knowledge to help their version of the Glass device become a success as they just recently bought Nokia for $7billion.
They may be basing their device on their experience in the gaming world as The Verge reports that the company filed patent applications for head-mounted displays that related to video games.
This comes as little surprise since one of the biggest products made by their subsidiaries is the Xbox.
Some experts make the case that more than anything, price point is going to be the way to differentiate a Microsoft glasses product different from their competition at Google is to hit a lower price point.
Google Glass is expected to retail for about $1,500 making it a luxury product rather than a device available to a wider audience.
Microsoft's need for speed on the mobile device front comes after it was reported that Google is working on developing a internet-enabled watch that could be unveiled 'in weeks'.
The watch, believed to be codenamed Gem, could take advantage of the work Google has been doing on its Glass wearable computer.
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Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2472011/Microsoft-gets-answer-Google-Glass-ready.html#ixzz2ihuN1HLX
Google is not their only target, however, as Microsoft reportedly wants to compete against the likes of Samsung and Apple, who just revealed the latest iteration of the iPad this afternoon.
'Technology companies can’t afford to wait,' tech analyst Daniel Matte told The Journal.
'But device vendors will face a number of tough challenges including strict power constraints which limit the number of sensors.'
Microsoft is not only using their own knowledge to help their version of the Glass device become a success as they just recently bought Nokia for $7billion.
They may be basing their device on their experience in the gaming world as The Verge reports that the company filed patent applications for head-mounted displays that related to video games.
This comes as little surprise since one of the biggest products made by their subsidiaries is the Xbox.
Some experts make the case that more than anything, price point is going to be the way to differentiate a Microsoft glasses product different from their competition at Google is to hit a lower price point.
Google Glass is expected to retail for about $1,500 making it a luxury product rather than a device available to a wider audience.
Microsoft's need for speed on the mobile device front comes after it was reported that Google is working on developing a internet-enabled watch that could be unveiled 'in weeks'.
The watch, believed to be codenamed Gem, could take advantage of the work Google has been doing on its Glass wearable computer.
/snip
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2472011/Microsoft-gets-answer-Google-Glass-ready.html#ixzz2ihuN1HLX