<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
program	O
that	O
encourages	O
employees	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
projects	O
about	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
passionate	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
their	O
primary	O
function	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employees	O
from	O
all	O
divisions	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
activities	O
and	O
small-scale	O
innovation	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
global	O
program	O
with	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
campus	O
in	O
Redmond	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
others	O
spread	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
that	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
to	O
share	O
experimental	O
projects	O
with	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
originated	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Office	O
Labs	O
in	O
Building	O
4	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Redmond	O
campus	O
with	O
Office	O
Labs	O
GM	O
Chris	O
Pratley	O
,	O
Quinn	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
Michelstein	O
and	O
Joe	O
Coplen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bing	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
groups	O
outside	O
of	O
Office	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
science	O
fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
The	O
Garage	O
had	O
3,000	O
members	O
,	O
grassroots	O
Garage	O
chapters	O
in	O
ten	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
Garage	O
Interest	O
Groups	O
(	O
GIGs	O
)	O
including	O
Makers	O
,	O
SQL	O
,	O
Surface	O
,	O
and	O
Bing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
website	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
at	O
www.microsoft.com/garage	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
16	O
different	O
applications	O
available	O
for	O
various	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
wave	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
applications	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
previously	O
being	O
a	O
Nokia	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mouse	O
without	O
borders	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
desktop	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
different	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
set	O
by	O
acting	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
KVM	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plumbago	O
is	O
a	O
notebook	O
app	O
designed	O
for	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
pen	B-Operating_System
input	O
,	O
Plumbago	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
Latin	O
word	O
for	O
graphite	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
several	O
species	O
of	O
flowering	O
plants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3-in-1	O
Dock	O
for	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
an	O
ergonomic	O
VESA-mounted	O
portrait	O
docking	O
station	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
OneWeek	O
hackathon	O
which	O
extended	O
the	O
2-in-1	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	O
tablet	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
desktop	O
experience	O
(	O
hence	O
'	O
3-in-1	O
'	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetra	O
Lockscreen	O
was	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
application	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
lock	O
screen	O
APIs	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
stopwatch	O
,	O
weather	O
,	O
agenda	O
,	O
and	O
maps	O
widgets	O
that	O
provided	O
information	O
collected	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetra	O
Lockscreen	O
served	O
to	O
show	O
developers	O
what	O
they	O
can	O
do	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
's	O
lock	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Join	O
Conference	O
(	O
previously	O
Nokia	O
Conference	O
)	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
Lumia	B-Language
Beta	I-Language
App	I-Language
designed	O
by	O
Nokia	O
,	O
when	O
elevated	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
it	O
gained	O
Cortana	B-Application
integration	O
,	O
it	O
works	O
by	O
notifying	O
users	O
about	O
their	O
coming	O
meetings	O
in	O
their	O
calendars	B-Protocol
and	O
shows	O
the	O
meeting	O
IDs	O
and	O
PIN	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
re-released	O
it	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
Lumia	B-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
available	O
markets	O
on	O
which	O
application	O
was	O
available	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InstaNote	O
is	O
an	O
audio	O
capturing	O
note-taking	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
capture	O
an	O
unlimited	O
amount	O
of	O
sound	O
but	O
will	O
only	O
save	O
30	O
seconds	O
of	O
the	O
selected	O
recording	O
,	O
among	O
its	O
other	O
features	O
are	O
tagging	O
,	O
task	O
assignments	O
and	O
importing	O
speaker	O
identifications	O
from	O
the	O
Outlook	B-Protocol
Calendar	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Receipt	O
Tracker	O
is	O
an	O
expense	O
tracking	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
their	O
receipts	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
application	O
will	O
analyze	O
it	O
through	O
Optical	B-Application
Character	I-Application
Recognition	I-Application
(	O
OCR	O
)	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
expenses	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
OneNote	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	O
is	O
a	O
voice-controlled	O
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
that	O
can	O
conduct	O
searches	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Bing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
but	O
with	O
version	O
2.5	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
and	O
added	O
local	O
events	O
and	O
flight	O
status	O
to	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Lock	O
Screen	O
is	O
an	O
app	O
launcher	O
that	O
shows	O
users	O
their	O
latest	O
appointments	O
,	O
most	O
used	O
applications	O
,	O
meetings	O
,	O
and	O
shows	O
the	O
general	O
agenda	O
,	O
Next	O
Lock	O
Screen	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
offering	O
the	O
native	O
lock	O
screen	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	O
rather	O
than	O
adding	O
anything	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	O
for	O
Excel	B-Application
is	O
a	O
keyboard	O
optimised	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
with	O
a	O
10-key	O
number	O
layout	O
for	O
fast	O
data	O
entering	O
and	O
a	O
tab	O
key	O
for	O
easier	O
navigation	O
through	O
tabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snap	O
to	O
Pin	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
save	O
internet	O
articles	O
for	O
later	O
consumption	O
through	O
screenshots	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
then	O
save	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
OneNote	I-Application
or	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
contacts	O
via	O
social	O
network	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parchi	O
is	O
a	O
note-taking	O
application	O
similar	O
to	O
Evernote	B-Application
and	O
Sticky	O
Notes	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
Parchi	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
Hindi	O
word	O
Parchi	O
meaning	O
"	O
 '	O
small	O
pieces	O
of	O
paper	O
used	O
for	O
short	O
notes	O
"	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
simple	O
note	O
taking	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
colour	O
notes	O
and	O
make	O
notes	O
searchable	O
via	O
hashtags	O
and	O
notes	O
taken	O
with	O
Parchi	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
via	O
SMS	O
or	O
instant	O
messaging	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Kaizala	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
productivity	O
app	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
track	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
bills	O
,	O
jobs	O
,	O
and	O
location	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
enables	O
group	O
conversation	O
and	O
communication	O
by	O
sharing	O
relevant	O
information	O
and	O
extracting	O
value	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hub	O
Keyboard	O
is	O
a	O
keyboard	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
features	O
language	O
translation	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
documents	O
and	O
contacts	O
from	O
the	O
keyboard	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tossup	O
is	O
communications	O
and	O
scheduling	O
tool	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
combine	O
SMS	O
and	O
web	O
messaging	O
for	O
social	O
meet-ups	O
and	O
integrates	O
Yelp	B-Application
data	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
application	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
essentially	O
being	O
"	O
another	O
"	O
instant	O
messaging	O
service	O
that	O
offers	O
no	O
innovative	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Send	O
is	O
an	O
emailing	O
application	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
but	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
(	O
and	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
Canada	O
upon	O
launch	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
towards	O
short-form	O
email	O
messages	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
emails	O
without	O
subject	O
lines	O
and	O
is	O
geared	O
towards	O
adding	O
"	O
key	O
facts	O
"	O
and	O
asking	O
"	O
quick	O
questions	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
more	O
traditional	O
means	O
of	O
emailing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
messages	O
generated	O
in	O
Send	O
are	O
visible	O
in	O
Send	O
while	O
for	O
comparison	O
messages	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Outlook	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
will	O
display	O
other	O
emails	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
emails	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Send	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Invite	O
is	O
a	O
meeting	O
scheduling	O
application	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
but	O
was	O
immediately	O
announced	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Invite	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
suggest	O
times	O
that	O
work	O
best	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
will	O
let	O
attendees	O
vote	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
time	O
;	O
attendees	O
can	O
be	O
invited	O
via	O
email	O
and	O
may	O
vote	O
within	O
the	O
application	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
browser	O
;	O
after	O
voting	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
send	O
the	O
date	O
to	O
all	O
attendees	O
 '	O
calendars	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twist	O
is	O
a	O
photo	O
conversations	O
application	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	O
devices	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
instant	O
messaging	O
service	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
traditional	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
and	O
emoji	B-Application
characters	O
for	O
visual	O
communication	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyMoustache.net	B-Application
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
adds	O
facial	O
hair	O
to	O
pictures	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Movember	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Project	O
Oxford	O
Face	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
application	O
and	O
a	O
website	O
(	O
what-dog.net	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Project	O
Oxford	O
's	O
APIs	O
but	O
unlike	O
MyMoustache	O
it	O
can	O
identify	O
a	O
Dog	O
breed	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
uploaded	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
