Microsoft Corporation has been selling branded hardware since 1980, and developing devices in-house since 1982, when the Microsoft Hardware division was formed to design a computer mouse for use with Microsoft Word for DOS. Since then, Microsoft has developed computer hardware, gaming hardware and mobile hardware. It also produced drivers and other software for integrating the hardware with Microsoft Windows.
In April 2023, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue the production of most branded PC accessories, electing to focus solely on Microsoft Surface-branded products (which are aimed at a high-end market). In January 2024, Microsoft announced an agreement with Incase, under which it would license designs for a number of its existing hardware products (including its mice, keyboards, and webcam designs), and provide it with access to its existing supply chains. These products will be marketed under the Incase branding moving forward, but will carry a "designed by Microsoft" tagline.
Products + Microsoft Hardware and Accessories Category Product Name Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Integrated Visual Augmentation System Augmented Reality Microsoft HoloLens smartglasses Biometric Security Biometric Security Microsoft Fingerprint Reader biometric readers Computer Accessories Computer Mice Arc Mouse Computer Mice Microsoft Mouse computer mice Keyboards Microsoft Keyboard keyboards Webcams Microsoft LifeCam webcams Headsets Microsoft LifeChat headsets Development & Interactive Displays Development Kit Windows Dev Kit 2023 Interactive Displays Microsoft PixelSense Interactive Display Technology TouchLight Gaming Game Controllers Microsoft SideWinder game controllers Game Controllers Xbox game controllers Gaming Accessories Xbox accessories Video Game Consoles Xbox video game consoles Hardware & Accelerators Hardware Accelerator Microsoft Mach 20 accelerator board Hardware Accelerator Z-80 SoftCard coprocessor card Mobile & Telecommunication Mobile Phones Microsoft Kin mobile phones Mobile Phones Microsoft Lumia smartphones Mobile Phones Nokia 3-digit series feature phones Mobile Phones Nokia Asha series Telecommunication Microsoft Cordless Phone System phones Telecommunication Microsoft Response Point business telephone systems Networking & Wireless Networking Microsoft Broadband Networking networking products Wireless Display Microsoft wireless display adapters Portable Media & Internet Appliances Internet Appliances MSN Companion Portable Media Players Zune portable media players Tablet & Wearables Tablet PCs Microsoft Surface tablet PCs Wearable Technology Microsoft Band smartbands Wearable Technology Microsoft Band 2 smartbands Other Interactive Toys ActiMates toys Speakers Digital Sound System 80 speakers Unknown Jazz Unknown Project Sidekick Macintosh Accessories Microsoft MacEnhancer
See also Computer hardware Outline of Microsoft
References
External links Windows hardware dev center The good, bad and ugly history of Microsoft hardware