{"id":70,"date":"2016-09-13T22:34:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T22:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gdgtfix.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2016-09-13T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T22:34:53","slug":"the-microsoft-band-is-dead-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gdgtfix.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"The Microsoft Band is Dead&#8230; Maybe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, it appears that one of the devices that I use and like (as do others in my family), has now come to the end of the line &#8211; Microsoft has reportedly discontinued the Band 2, and cancelled all efforts to port Windows 10 to the device. For me, it was the best wearable out there, because of its strong focus on fitness and guided workouts that nudged me to exercise when the mood wasn&#8217;t right, while still doing enough as a smartwatch that I didn&#8217;t need to check my phone constantly in meetings. But all good things must come to an end, and so goes the Band, it seems. Read the link below for a more detailed report on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thurrott.com\/hardware\/80034\/future-microsoft-health-foggy\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, it appears that one of the devices that I use and like (as do others in my family), has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[16],"tags":[21,13],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/gdgtfix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Microsoft_Band_Press_Render.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4lA9R-18","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123,"url":"https:\/\/gdgtfix.com\/?p=123","url_meta":{"origin":70,"position":0},"title":"The Band is Very Dead","date":"October 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Which means it's time for the leaks of the Microsoft Band 3, which added blood pressure monitoring, waterproofing, and other features that shored up the weaknesses and continued to lead the pack in sensor quality. 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