The Microsoft Corporation is going to develop its first patented smartphone dock that will feature USB ports, a connection for an external display and an Ethernet jack. This device is targeted towards the emerging smartphone markets. Many consumers today are addicted to their smartphone and totally depend on it for their work, entertainment and other day to day tasks. As a result Microsoft has decided to make a universal smart interface for smartphones. It will not only charge the advanced mobile phones but will also provide options to interface the phone to external systems such as larger external displays, networks, printers, input devices and other peripherals.
According to the Microsoft’s patent, “The cost of cellphones is significantly less than computing systems at many levels. However, the cellphone is rapidly evolving into a smart communications device that can provide sufficient computing power and functionality to drive a wide variety of peripherals as well as access network services. A major impediment to taking advantage of this evolving technology in the cell phone, for example, is the inability to connect the phone to peripheral devices and systems.”
The multi-purpose smartphone dock will also feature a lightweight operating system, processor, memory and solid state drive (SSD) to support all the external devices. No word yet on whether the dock will only function with Windows Mobile smartphones, like the Sony-Ericsson Xperia X1, or whether it will work with every kind smartphone. The dock will also bolster the processing power of the phone if the phone’s own processor and memory are not sufficient to carry on some tasks.
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