Microsoft Garage opens at its India Development Centre in Hyderabad to encourage problem-solving using new methods

The Garage is a resource that supports experimentation and encourages problem-solving in new and innovative ways, ultimately empowering people to achieve more, the software giant said in a statement. Microsoft on Monday formally opened the “ Microsoft Garage ” at its India Development Centre here. Telangana’s Information Technology Minister K Taraka Rama Rao inaugurated the facility in the presence of Jeff Ramos, partner director, Microsoft Garage; Anil Bhansali, corporate vice president, Cloud & Enterprise, Managing Director, Microsoft India Private Ltd; TK Rengarajan, corporate vice president, Artificial Intelligence & Research, Microsoft Global; and Reena Dayal Yadav, director, Microsoft Garage - India. Some of the projects that got their start in the Microsoft Garage in the recent past include Seeing AI, an app for visually impaired people that narrates the world around for them; SMS Organizer, an app created for the Android OS that organises, categorises and customises the user’s SMS inbox, helping them focus on categories of messages that are important to them; Favorite Lock Screen — a unique lock screen app created for the Android OS that provides users with daily HD wallpapers and news about their favourite celebrities and interests; and Kaizala, mobile app and service designed for large group communications and work management.