The Moonraker: Nokia SmartWatch that never saw the light of day; Microsoft is to blame

Like any other technology company, Nokia was also working on a SmartWatch. Sources close to the situation told The Verge that Nokia was developing a SmartWatch codenamed 'Moonraker' which was later abandoned by Microsoft. With SmartWatch, Nokia tried to seize the aesthetic seen in the design of modern Windows Phone.

According to reports, the company was working on prototypes of devices that potential users were shown at the Mobile World Congress Nokia 2014 was very close to launching the laptop with the Lumia 930, but Microsoft retains the plans after it acquired devices Nokia business. The images of the notebook, Bass revealed by Evan emerged on Tumblr, but were later torn.

The Verge belives the images were marketing the product and not mere concept. The Moonraker counted the number of model LS-50 and came in bright colors. The interface shows the layout of meter that is in Windows Phone. The leaked images show colored strips and customizable watch faces.

"More specifically, the interface looks somewhat similar to that used in the Microsoft Band: clock Applications are presented as a series of strips (vertical scrolling, as opposed to horizontal scroll in the band) reminiscent of the main strip Band / tile system, and applications such as email have the same kind of style and design of the application of SMS band "suggests Arstechnica.

Inroads in the handheld market with the $ 199 Microsoft band late last year, which runs on devices with iOS, Android Microsoft and, of course, Windows Phone. Along with the bracelet, Microsoft has also announced its new service called Microsoft Health.