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Forbes Says Microsoft Will Ship a Wristband This Year

October 20, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

Data LinkMicrosoft, by some measures, was the first company to sell a piece of wearable technology: the Data Link watch, developed with Timex, and first put on sale in 1994. Twenty years later, Forbes reports, the company is ready to ship another.

The report is strikingly short on details, but does say that the device will be a smartwatch with a heart-rate monitor, will work with multiple ecosystems,  will require charging every two days, and will be available this holiday season. Nothing about pricing, distribution channels, design, or anything else.

 

Last updated by Dan Rosenbaum on October 28, 2014.

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