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Microsoft's Band gets RSS-powered web apps that anyone can create

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by Tom Warren, Jul 9, 2015.

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    Microsoft has been investing heavily in its Band wearable device recently. Third-party apps, golf tracking, and a series of improvements in recent months have positioned the Microsoft Band as a more powerful fitness accessory. Microsoft is now making it even easier to build apps for the Band by allowing anyone to create RSS-powered web tiles. The tiny apps will pull data from an ATOM or RSS feed and display the content on the Microsoft Band.

    You can create the web tiles through an online site that just requires an icon file and an RSS feed. The app can then be loaded onto the Band through the Windows Phone, iOS, or Android versions of the Microsoft Health application that manages the Microsoft Band. It's a 5-minute process that feels as...

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    Tom Warren, Jul 9, 2015
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