Hands-on with Xbox 'Joule,' Microsoft's canceled fitness watch for gamers

This is Microsoft's canceled Xbox fitness wearable, codenamed 'Joule,' which was (oddly) going to target gamers with Kinect.

Before the Microsoft Band, a small team within Microsoft was developing an Xbox accessory that was internally referred to as "Joule" (pronounced jewel). Much like the Microsoft Band, Joule was going to primarily be a fitness accessory but with one stand-out difference: it was tied to Xbox. Paired with the Microsoft Kinect, Joule was going to be able to track gamers' exercise while playing Kinect-based games and then show simple fitness data like heart rate and distance traveled via Kinect PlayFit.

We got our hands on an early Xbox Joule prototype, which gives us our best look yet at what Microsoft was planning for its first fitness wearable. This device is early and is running software that was never finished, so our prototype likely doesn't include the full feature set that Microsoft originally intended. But here's what we know about the now-defunct Xbox fitness wearable.

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