Microsoft Made a Pretty Good Smartwatch, Back in 2004
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With the expected introduction of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch on Wednesday, Samsung will be one of the biggest names yet to jump into this market. Save for Microsoft, that is. I know because I bought a Microsoft smartwatch nearly a decade ago. Talk about irony: Microsoft was ahead of its time in the smartwatch game.
Before Samsung’s product is official, now might be a good time to travel back to 2004 to see the beginnings of the modern smartwatch because in some ways, Microsoft had the right idea, as evidenced by modern takes on the concept.