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| Manufacturer | Microsoft |
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| Type | Smart band (withsmartwatch, andactivity tracker/fitness tracker features) |
| Release date | October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) (USA) April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15) (UK) |
| Introductory price | $199 (USA) £169.99 (UK) |
| Discontinued | October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)[1] |
| System on a chip | Freescale Kinetis K24 @120mhz |
| Memory | 2MB of Static RAM |
| Storage | 64MB of non-volatile flash storage |
| Display | Capacitive 1.4" TFT full color display |
| Graphics | 320×106 pixels, 245PPI |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Backward compatibility | Windows Phone 8.1,iOS 7.1 or later,Android 4.3 or later connected viaBluetooth. |
| Successor | Microsoft Band 2 |
| Website | www |
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Microsoft Band is a discontinuedsmart band withsmartwatch andactivity tracker/fitness tracker features, created and developed byMicrosoft. It was announced on October 29, 2014. The Microsoft Band incorporatesfitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities and integrated withWindows Phone,iOS, andAndroid smartphones through aBluetooth connection. On October 3, 2016, Microsoft stopped sales and development of the line of devices.[1] On May 31, 2019, the Band's companion app was decommissioned, and Microsoft offered a refund for customers who were lifelong active platform users.[2]
The Microsoft Band was announced by Microsoft on October 29, 2014[3] and released in limited quantities in the US the following day. The Band was initially sold exclusively on theMicrosoft Store's website and retail locations; due to its unexpected popularity, it sold out on the first day it was released and was in short supply over the 2014holiday shopping season.[4]
Production was ramped up in March 2015 to increase availability, several months after the release ofAndroid Wear but ahead of theApple Watch. Availability was expanded in the US to include retailersAmazon,Best Buy, andTarget.[5] On April 15, 2015, the Microsoft Band was released in theUK priced at £169.99 and available for purchase through the Microsoft Store, or from select partners.[6]
The Microsoft band incorporates tensensors, though only eight were documented on Microsoft's product page:
The Band'sbattery was designed to run for two days on a full charge,[4][7] and the device partially relies on its companion appMicrosoft Health, which was available for operating systems beginning withWindows Phone 8.1,Android 4.3+, andiOS 7.1+, ifBluetooth was available.[8]
Despite being designed as a fitness tracker, the Band has numeroussmartwatch-like features, such as built inapps (calledtiles) likeExercise,UV,Alarm &Timer,Calls,Messages,Calendar,Facebook,Weather and more.[9]
The Band worked with anyWindows Phone 8.1 device. If paired with a device runningWindows Phone 8.1 Update 1,Cortana might also be available, although some features still require direct use of the pairedphone.[10]This Update 1 was included with theLumia Denim firmware forMicrosoft Lumia phones. Users can view their latestnotifications on their phone by using the Notifications Center Tile.
The device functioned as a way to promoteMicrosoft software and license it todevelopers andOEMs.[11]
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