Microsoft's second-generation fitness band, the Band 2, was one of several new devices the company introduced last week. I never owned a Band 1 device, as it looked far too much like a version 1 ...

Like many companies, Microsoft jumped on the fitness tracker bandwagon with its Microsoft Band and sequel, Band 2: Electric Boogaloo. (Or was it Band 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold?) But with no sign ...

The band has a new design and enhanced software, but there are some key things Microsoft's health super-tracker still lacks. Scott Stein Editor at Large I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009.

Is the death of the Band the end of wearables for Microsoft? Maybe not. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Microsoft Band is ...

For decades, Microsoft was considered a company distinguished by copycatting and mediocrity. But today, the company is leading, not following. The latest products, like the Surface Pro 4, the Surface ...

Microsoft plans to license its Microsoft Band smartwatch technology to other manufacturers, with an emphasis on the sensors powering them, a company representative said Friday. Whether Microsoft plans ...

It's official: After much speculation, Microsoft has launched its fitness wearable, the Microsoft Band. The band accompanies a new health platform, Microsoft Health, which will run as an app on iOS, ...

You really can't accuse Microsoft of phoning it in when it built the original Band. Between jamming 10 different sensors into a glorified wristband and creating a new health platform to interpret your ...

For all its promise and potential, the original Microsoft Band wasn't exactly a runaway hit. It's OK -- they can't all be winners. Even more surprising than the Band's existence in the first place is ...

Microsoft’s new Band curves like a bracelet, arcing over your wrist in a clean plastic line. How the Band slides from one activity to the next has been smoothed out as well, enough to give the Band a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Microsoft Band has a lot of potential and third-party apps are doing a great job giving us a ...