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Microsoft making its own glasses? Patent application suggests so Los Angeles Times Right now tech companies fight about the phone you use. The next battle could be over the glasses you wear. Microsoft is working on a device that delivers information about live events to a person wearing a head-mounted display. One of the drawings ...

Microsoft Offers Xbox, Surface Bundles for Black Friday PC Magazine Black Friday is finally upon us, but if you don't feel like battling the lines and crowds, many retailers are offering online deals - including Microsoft. Redmond has a variety of deals on offer via Microsoftstore.com today, from Windows-based laptops ...

Crossroads: Which Direction Is Microsoft Headed? Seeking Alpha Microsoft (MSFT) is facing yet another pivotal moment in its history at the moment, and investors must decide for themselves whether the company's current direction will be successful. Over the past decade, Microsoft's share price has largely remained ...

Microsoft Has Plans For Its Own Project Glass Gizmodo Unlike Google's glasses, which seem to be intended for general all-day wear—if you like that kind of thing—Microsoft's patent appears to describe more specific scenarios for use. Indeed, images in the patent depict how the glasses could be used to ...

Windows 8 Store hits 20000 apps, but Microsoft still has a long way to go VentureBeat The Windows 8 Store now features over 20,000 apps, according to independent analysis from WinAppUpdate. The latest number is a big increase over the 12,895 apps the store featured earlier this month. Microsoft is adding roughly 400 apps to the store ... VentureBeat

Microsoft patent application describes augmented reality glasses TechSpot A patent application published yesterday suggests Microsoft may be cooking its own version of Google's Project Glass. The document points to a head-mounted system that combines an integrated camera with a transparent display for overlaying information ... TechSpot

This week at Microsoft: Windows 8, Xbox, and Sinofsky's Windows 7 refusal The Next Web (blog) Happy Friday everyone, please note that if you are in the United States and are not currently in pain from overeating yesterday, you have to turn your passport in at the local DMV. Trust me, we know who you slackers are. On a happier note, we are but a ... The Next Web (blog)

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Microsoft gets a patent for Google Glass rival Inquirer According to Microsoft's patent application that was granted yesterday, it is a "system and method to present a user wearing a head mounted display with supplemental information when viewing a live event". It seems that Microsoft is pitching this ...

Microsoft launches three-year 'Get On' program to help tackle youth unemployment WinBeta Microsoft has launched a new three-year program in the UK to help young people get inspired, get skilled, and get a job. This program is designed to help tackle youth unemployment and create opportunities for young kids. According to Microsoft, this ... WinBeta

Microsoft to challenge Google Project Glass with own augmented reality device Android Authority Microsoft has surely challenged existing platforms in the tablet market with its launch of Surface. But while Surface has yet to put a dent on the iPad's market share, along with that of the various Android devices, it seems Redmond also has other ... Android Authority

Microsoft eyes augmented reality glasses TG Daily Microsoft appears to be working on an augmented reality headset of its own, similar to Google's Project Glass. In a new patent application, the company describes a glasses-based system that overlays information onto the user's view. Unlike the Google ...

Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 8 Apps Surpass 20K Mark; 87% Are Free StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog) Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares are ticking slightly higher Friday amid new data that the company surpassed the 20,000 level for Windows 8 apps. According to information out yesterday, the Win 8 store was at about 20,610 apps globally. Further, about ...

Microsoft Is Thinking About Making Goofy Smartphone Glasses Too BuzzFeed This is an early patent that's concerned less with hardware than with a specific proposal for augmented reality display during sports — in other words, this does not mean that Microsoft is planning on building an AR product right now. But just as ... BuzzFeed