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The modern smartwatch (http://www.engadget.com/tag/smartwatch/) market hardly even exists, and yet it's already starting to feel very crowded. Hot on the heels of plans (official and otherwise) from Apple (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/13/bloomberg-apple-watch-rumor/) and Samsung (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/19/samsung-vp-confirms-work-on-a-watch-among-other-future-products/), the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft has also been shopping around for parts to build a "watch-style device." While details are scarce as to what that would entail, unnamed supplier executives tell the newspaper that Microsoft has been asking for 1.5-inch touchscreens. We wouldn't count on seeing an ultra-small Surface (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/microsoft-surface-rt-review/) anytime soon, however -- these executives say they've visited Microsoft's campus, but they don't know whether the Windows developer is fully committed to its wrist-worn endeavor or just experimenting. If the project exists at all, of course. Still, there's finally a glimmer of hope for anyone who's still mourning the loss of their beloved SPOT watches (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/spot-watches-r-i-p-2004-2008/).
Filed under: Wearables (http://www.engadget.com/category/wearables/), Microsoft (http://www.engadget.com/category/microsoft/)
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Source: Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324485004578423522275087936.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f)
Via: Engadget