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  • ViRGE - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    The Microsoft Band

    Bill Gates – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, guitar
    Steve Ballmer – guitar, backing and lead vocals, bass guitar
    Satya Nadella – drums, percussion
    Paul Allen – guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Brett Howse - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    When I read the name I thought the same thing :)
  • Morawka - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    This might be the way to go. This watch already does more than any other fitness watch on the market, and being platform agnostic makes this a very compelling choice. I'm really surprised it has gps as well as apple healthkit support.
  • nandnandnand - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    If I buy this product, will I grow up to be big and strong?
  • mikael.skytter - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Since the operating temperature is -10°C to 40°C I wonder how it will deal with a person, running outside in the sun (let´s say 30 in the shade). Would a warm body plus exposure to direct sunlight make it go above 40 for an extended period of time?
  • zmeul - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    they didn't though it trough did they ...
  • tipoo - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Nah. It would just be the temperature of the hottest thing.
  • tipoo - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    My bigger problem is the lower temp, it can hit -20, -30 here
  • TheLogicBringer - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    The iPhones operating temps are 0°C to 35°C, and yet you see them in use anywhere, plus this is flush against the skin.
  • zmeul - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    you don't keep the phone attached to your arm, in direct sun light for prolonged periods of time .. do you
  • Alexvrb - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    As TLB pointed out, it's sitting against your nice warm skin. If your armflesh hits -20 celsius you have bigger problems to worry about. Such as the white dragon bearing down on you, and your now-useless shield arm.
  • TheLogicBringer - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    The iPhone is 0°C to 35°C.. when you use that outside does it spontaneously burst into flames? Right.. Not to mention this things is flush up against the skin whereas the iPhone in use is erect like a giant heat sink.. there is your answer then, move along people.
  • Gadgety - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    So this will generate quite the research database. Knowledge will not always help, though. Shitty sleep quality might become worse from knowing I have shitty sleep quality, and the only remedy is taking a few chemicals to induce the brain that everything is hunky dory.
  • TheLogicBringer - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    knowing is half the battle.
  • Gigaplex - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    "Microsoft Band is a smart band designed to be worn continuously, 24 hours a day."
    With a 48 hour typical battery life, that's going to be very inconvenient.
  • Morawka - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    charge it during your shower? very short charging time.
  • Impulses - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    "Less than 1.5 hours" sounds like a lot actually, I think some Wear watches charge faster than that. The dual battery arrangement seems interesting tho, are those in the band's side sections?
  • foxingworth - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    It said it can get a 80% charge in 30 minutes. That's a lot more reasonable. I bet charging it during your daily shower or drive to work will likely be enough.
  • Alexvrb - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Yeah plugging it in for half an hour a day would be more than adequate.
  • HisDivineOrder - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Seems like there should be a way to get either wireless (qi) charging and/or a lower power display that could get you up to e-ink-based ereader-like times.
  • TheLogicBringer - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Do you shower? If you shower daily, you should be fine.. it takes 1.5 hours to get 2 days, take it off before getting ready to shower, do all the showering, dry yourself, find clothes oh my 45 minutes have passed, put back on.
  • rUmX - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Since when do geeks shower?
  • Laxaa - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Smart move to make this cross-platform. I would definitely be interessted in a second or third generation product(I would want more than 48 hours of battery life)
  • JeffFlanagan - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Does the heart-monitor actually work? I bought a Basis smart watch with heart-rate tracker, and it could have been very cool, but the heart-rate monitor was terribly inaccurate.
  • Manch - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    So you're outside bareskin at -20 to -30?
  • XabanakFanatik - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    I ordered one within an hour of seeing the announcement/release. I've had a basis band that worked poorly, so I have high hopes for accuracy and reliability of the sensors.

    I'll do a review after I've had it for a week or so.
  • diddlydoo - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    What about SEX? Will the Band offer advice? Will it document how frequently you have sex and for how long and what intensity? Will know with whom you have sex? At work with your secretary? Alone in the shower?
  • WatcherCK - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    That is what the microphone sensor is for, to measure duration and stimulation peak level.
  • SpartanJet - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    This looks like the best smart watch out there. They hit a home run with looks and features. Already ordered mine.
  • IamDavid - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - link

    Stopped by the MS Store today and bought 3. Love it so far and can't wait to see what they do with it next. Cortana integration is sweet.
  • extrabilly - Friday, October 31, 2014 - link

    Read the article on Thursday evening, slept on it then decided to pull the trigger Friday morning, SOLD OUT. That was fast?? I guess if you snooze you lose.

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