As we have already noted , Microsoft representatives this week had to answer to the public at two events. Satya Nadella, for some time now is the CEO of a corporation made many appearances at the annual meeting of shareholders.
By the way, if we talk about a purely hardware solutions Microsoft, then the company continues to believe Surface Pro 3 device that can replace laptop and tablet, and in the development of video game consoles Xbox series corporation is ready to invest serious money.
One analyst at the annual meeting asked Satya Nadella asked about the prospects of development of biometric identification technology in the operating systems Microsoft. According to the author of the question, now users have to remember "20 million. Passwords", and it would be a good idea to replace them with working with fingerprints or iris.
Satya Nadella said that devices running Windows, capable of reading fingerprints user for a long time are there. However it he sees the future of identification systems in pattern recognition technology. In fact, the computer should recognize the owner appearance. A similar approach will be used as client devices, and the "cloud" services. In Windows 10 pattern recognition will be given special attention, but so far Nadella not ready to reveal all the secrets.
Along the way, Nadella described how Microsoft is trying to make life easier for people with disabilities. Microsoft is trying to develop a voice interface to help people with visual impairment. In addition, in London, Microsoft has already tested a system that allows blind people to navigate in space using the signals sent on a special headset installed on the street beacons. The technology also uses elements of ultrasonic echolocation for orientation in unfamiliar terrain. At the same time draws from capacities of personal mobile devices. By the way, Microsoft develop software for people with impaired visual function.