Microsoft Kin Cloud Phones Launched

Microsoft has just launched its new phone service called Kin, along with two devices, named Kin 1 (Kin 1 photo gallery) and Kin 2 (Kin 2 photo gallery). The idea was to create a phone for heavy texters and those who love to stay in touch with friends and family through social networks. Microsoft has introduced a whole new user interface for its phones with design elements borrowed from Windows Phone 7 and it looks very good (photos coming shortly). Kin 1 and Kin 2 will sync all their content and contacts directly with the cloud – at all times. If you lose your phone, just get a new one and re-sync, that’s it. On the desktop side, Microsoft has a web browser application that shows you the phone content, but in the comfortable space of a desktop monitor. You can interact with the content, do whatever you want with the files (on the local disk) and see a view of your friends’ updates. The whole thing is brilliant and it could shake the Teen Smartphone market.

