Is this 'the next computer'? Microsoft’s Project Solara looks to break AI out of the PC and into the…
- Microsoft reveals Project Solara proof of concept for new AI devices
- Portable devices allow AI agents to break into new form factors and use cases
- Pilots are underway, but wider launches are still some way off
Microsoft has unveiled Project Solara, its bid to help free your AI agents from the PC or smartphone and unleash them into the wider world.
Announced at Microsoft Build 2026, the new service, described as “a chip-to-cloud platform...a turnkey solution for building unique agent-first devices", looks to give hardware makers a low-cost way to make AI agents more portable, and open them up to more use cases.
The company showed off two concept devices at Build - one resembling a mobile speaker for your office or home desk, and a more portable option resembling an office lanyard.
Project Solara
“When we think of a computer, we tend to picture something familiar: a laptop,...
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