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| *''Mouse without borders'' is a Windows desktop application that allows users to control up to four different computers with a single keyboard and mouse set by acting similar to a virtual KVM switch.<ref name=NeoBetaNewsWinMouseWihtoutBorders>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Mark|title=Exciting new experimental apps emerge from Microsoft Garage.|url=http://betanews.com/2015/02/25/exciting-new-experimental-apps-emerge-from-microsoft-garage/|newspaper=Beta News|date=25 February 2015}}</ref> | |||
| === Windows Phone === | === Windows Phone === | ||
| *''Tetra Lockscreeen'' was a Windows Phone application designed to work with the new lock screen APIs of ], it had a stopwatch, weather, agenda, and maps widgets that provided information collected from the user's applications. Tetra Lockscreen served to show developers what they can do with Windows Phone's lock screen.<ref name=SoftpediaTetraLockscreen>{{cite news|last=Popa|first=Bogdan|title=Microsoft Pulls Tetra Lockscreen App from Windows Phone Store.|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Pulls-Tetra-Lockscreen-App-from-Windows-Phone-Store-477164.shtml|newspaper=]|date=31 March 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ''Join Conference'' (previously ''Nokia Conference'') was originally a ] designed by ], | ||
| ⚫ | *''Join Conference'' (previously ''Nokia Conference'') was originally a ] designed by ], | ||
| === Android === | === Android === | ||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
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The Microsoft Garage is a project lab in Microsoft as an offshoot of Office Labs originally closed off to the public where employees from all divisions of Microsoft, as a part of opening up its software development to the public Microsoft launched a Microsoft Garage website where people are invited to try out the latest experimental applications developed by Microsoft, at the time of the opening up of the Microsoft Garage there were 16 different applications available for various operating systems such as Google Android, Android Wear, iOS, Windows, Windows Phone and the Xbox One.
Applications
Windows
- Mouse without borders is a Windows desktop application that allows users to control up to four different computers with a single keyboard and mouse set by acting similar to a virtual KVM switch.
Windows Phone
- Tetra Lockscreeen was a Windows Phone application designed to work with the new lock screen APIs of Windows Phone 8.1, it had a stopwatch, weather, agenda, and maps widgets that provided information collected from the user's applications. Tetra Lockscreen served to show developers what they can do with Windows Phone's lock screen.
- Join Conference (previously Nokia Conference) was originally a Lumia Beta App designed by Nokia,
Android
Torque is a voice-controlled application for Android and Android Wear that can conduct searches using Microsoft Bing. Next Lock Screen is an app launcher that shows users their latest appointments, most used applications, meetings, and shows the general agenda, Next Lock Screen has been criticized for offering the native lock screen capabilities of Android 5.0 rather than adding anything new. Journeys & Notes is a social application that connects users who are on the same route and use the same mode of transportation, and lets users write notes to each other.
Torque was originally an exclusive for Android Wear but was released to Android phones and added local events and flight status to the functionality of the application.
See also
References
- Popkin, Helen A.S. (22 October 2014). "Microsoft Garage Is Now Open To The Whole Neighborhood". Readwrite.
- Wilson, Mark (25 February 2015). "Exciting new experimental apps emerge from Microsoft Garage". Beta News.
- Popa, Bogdan (31 March 2015). "Microsoft Pulls Tetra Lockscreen App from Windows Phone Store". Softpedia.
- Staff, Electronista (23 October 2014). "Microsoft releases three apps for Android, Android Wear on Google Play".
- Newman, Jared (22 October 2015). "'Microsoft Garage' embraces cross-platform spirit with new Android apps". PC World.
- Hernandez, Pedro (7 December 2014). "Microsoft's Torque Wearable App Heads to Android Phones". eWeek.
