Microsoft's New AI Devices: First Look at Project Solara

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Kevin reports from Redmond on an early look at Microsoft’s Project Solara, a vision for making AI assistance available through dedicated devices instead of opening apps on a phone or computer. Microsoft showed two prototype concept devices. The first is a wearable badge, like an employee badge, with a touchscreen, camera, microphones, speaker and fingerprint reader, for quick AI access throughout the day. Microsoft sees it as useful for people away from a desk such as healthcare workers, retail employees and field workers: for example, a nurse walking between patient rooms could use the camera to capture a blood pressure reading and have AI understand it and help document it automatically, or users could ask questions, record a conversation, capture information with the camera, or access information on the move. Kevin asks why not just use a phone, and Microsoft’s answer is faster access without pulling out, unlocking and opening an app, plus not using a personal phone for patient information in healthcare. The second concept is a desktop companion that stays in one place, with a touchscreen, microphones, speakers and facial recognition for secure sign-in, to review schedule and tasks, access Microsoft 365 Copilot, and get answers without switching apps on a PC; it can also connect to Windows 365 and, connected to a monitor, run Windows through the cloud. Microsoft has been testing the devices internally with employees. Kevin’s biggest takeaway is the platform behind them: Microsoft is building a platform other hardware manufacturers and developers can build on, similar to how Windows became a foundation for PCs and applications. He stresses these are concept devices, not products you can buy tomorrow.

Key takeaways

• Project Solara is Microsoft’s concept for dedicated AI devices, shown as two prototypes: a wearable badge and a desktop companion
• The badge includes a touchscreen, camera, microphones, speaker and fingerprint reader for quick AI access away from a desk
• Use cases Microsoft cited include healthcare, retail and field workers, such as a nurse capturing a blood pressure reading with the camera for automatic documentation
• The desktop companion includes facial recognition, offers schedule, tasks and Microsoft 365 Copilot access, and can connect to Windows 365 to run Windows through the cloud on a monitor
• Kevin emphasizes these are early concept devices, not products for sale, and that the larger play is a platform other manufacturers and developers can build on

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