Microsoft is throwing its hat into the smartwatch ring, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal, citing unnamed sources, reports that Microsoft has asked its suppliers for tiny touchscreens that could be used to manufacture a computerized timepiece.
Microsoft dabbled in wristwatches before. Its Smart Personal Object Technology (SPOT) project debuted in 2002 and was a flop. Ironically, the failure of SPOT was attributed to the fact that smartphones made the technology irrelevant. Now smartwatch projects are in vogue, continuing the trend of what Apple board member Bill Campbell dubbed "intimate" personal tech devices like Google Glass.
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