Wake up to the potential of 'smart' alarm clocks
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft's apparent quest to put its technology into every type of device known to man has come down to this: alarm clocks.
A year after launching a group of smart watches, which receive information via FM radio signals, the Redmond company last week unveiled plans to extend the concept to bedside clocks that will display current weather conditions, a three-day forecast, and other information.
The clocks, to be released later this year by device makers MZ Berger and Oregon Scientific, were announced by Microsoft last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They're the second step in the evolution of Microsoft's Smart Personal Objects Technology, or SPOT, as the company calls it.