Remember Kin One and Two, Microsoft’s phones that were about to revolutionize social networking? They’re history now.

It has only been two months since the handsets were released. They created quite a buzz. Along with good hardware specifications, the Kin sets were equipped with Zune music players, featured automatic backup and data syncing, and heavily focused on social networking. Their highlight however was the cloud-based backup technology, Microsoft Studio.

All these features were supposed to work together and project Microsoft’s image as a fresh company in touch with its customer’s needs and wants. But none of that will happen now.

In short, Microsoft has discontinued production of the Kin sets. Once current supplies are gone, there will be no more Kin phones sets. The official reason is that Microsoft wants to fully focus on the Windows Phone 7 launch. But it is clear that competition from Android, iPhone, and other handsets caused poor sales and scared Microsoft away from its Kin project.

What is most sad is the loss of Microsoft Studio which had such massive potential. Hopefully that idea has not entirely been abandoned and we will see a better form of it in the Windows Phone 7 series.