Microsoft showcased a wearable AI badge at Build 2026 that could signal a future beyond smartphones and laptops. The badge-sized device features a touchscreen, camera, and fingerprint unlock, allowing users to interact with AI agents, capture images and perform tasks, as part of its vision for next-generation workplace computing.
Is the smartphone going to be redundant soon? Maybe not in the near future, but we have started taking the initial steps. Microsoft has a bold new vision for the workplace - a tiny, badge-sized device clipped to your shirt that lets you talk to an AI agent, snap photos of your surroundings, and unlock it all with your fingerprint - no phone, no laptop required.
The company unveiled two concept devices under the name Project Solara at Microsoft Build 2026 this week, and while neither is headed to store shelves anytime soon, they offer the clearest signal yet of where Microsoft thinks workplace computing is going.
Microsoft has unveiled an AI badge
The more striking of the two devices is a wearable AI badge, roughly the size of a standard office access card. It can be clipped to clothing or worn on a lanyard, and packs a touch screen, a camera, and a fingerprint scanner into its compact frame.
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