This is an welcome addition, as using voice recognition simply is not perfect yet. Anand has written about Word Flow before.
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The keyboard is an option when replying to text messages and it uses similar technology present in Windows Phone 8.1, Word Flow. Windows Central has a write up and video of the functionality and it is truely impressive. The Virtual Keyboard honestly sounded impossible to pull off on such a small display, and since I lack a review unit I can not try it. It appears Quick Read can save that extra step. Receiving a text message appropriately vibrates my wrist with the Moto360, but I need to tap and slide the display around to read the contents. From my own experience wearing a Moto360, the Quick Read and Virtual Keyboard functionality are interesting. Generally, the band is now suitable for biking, and Quick Read and Virtual Keyboard are added to bolster the smart watch use case. They can also dictate responses with voice, powered by Cortana. Users can reply to text messages using the virtual keyboard with minimal errors with the help of Microsoft’s World Flow technology, which predicts commonly used words and phrases. Virtual Keyboard & Voice Replies for Windows Phone 8.1 Users: Windows Phone 8.1 users can craft replies to text messages in two ways.When enabled, notifications are displayed in a large font size and in rapid succession of words enabling users to read messages while in motion and without the need to scroll. Quick Read: Quick Read provides another option to scan incoming texts, emails and other notifications.Guided Workouts: Five new indoor biking workouts have been added to the Guided Workouts portfolio, including: Indoor Bike Tabata Sprints, Indoor Bike Hour of Sweat, Indoor Bike Total Body, Indoor Bike Pyramid, and Indoor Bike Intervals.Integration with the Microsoft Health web dashboard is coming soon. Web Dashboard: Biking functionality is supported by the Microsoft Health mobile app at launch.Recovery: From the mobile app, users can see an estimate for how long it will take their body to recover from the ride.Speed Analysis: Track your current and average speeds both on the band and in the mobile app, and review your custom splits to relive those longer bike rides.GPS: Users can activate GPS on their Band to map their ride in the mobile app and share it with their friends via email.Elevation Tracking: Track elevation and elevation gain, distance and duration and calorie burn– viewable in the Microsoft Health app.
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This week Microsoft announced several updates for their wearable and health products: Microsoft Band and Microsoft Health.