These days, it seems like everyone's making their own smartwatch, fitness band or some other variation of wrist-bound wearable. Before Microsoft acquired its services and devices last year, Nokia was working on its own smartwatch too, which was being developed under the internal codename 'Moonraker'.
Indeed, it seems that the device came very close to actually launching - Nokia is said to have shown working prototypes to a select group of people behind closed doors at Mobile World Congress 2014, with a launch tentatively planned to coincide with that of the Lumia 930 - which was also around the time that the 'moonraker' codenamed first popped up.
Even so, the Nokia device is said to have included some rather nice features, such as sensors that would enable the display to read an incoming text by holding your arm up closer to your face, and switching off the display again by lowering your arm. It also included Facebook and MixRadio integration, and a remote camera control feature for your phone.
It's not clear exactly what software Moonraker would have run if it had made it to market, but the images show an interface that borrows heavily from Microsoft's 'Modern' design language.
But it was still clearly developed as a Nokia product, with color options to match the company's 2014 Lumia handsets, and the use of Nokia's Pure font family, rather than Microsoft's 'Segoe' typography
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