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June, 2011

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    New IE10 Platform Preview 2 for download: CSS3 Floats, Drag & Drop, File Reader API, Web Workers, and more

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    The second release of a Platform Preview (PP) for Internet Explorer 10 is now available. In this PP2, the IE team has implemented a very big number of new site-ready HTML5 technologies and continued working on improving performance.
    As a web of front-end developer, you can now download this standalone version, test the features, play with it and give feedback back to Microsoft.

    Some of the new technologies include:

    • Positioned Floats
    • CSS3 Gradients (on all image types)
    • CSS stylesheet limit lifted
    • CSSOM Floating Point Value support
    • Improved hit testing APIs
    • Media Query Listeners
    • HTML5: Support for async attribute on script elements
    • HTML5 Drag and Drop
    • HTML5 File API
    • HTML5 Sandbox
    • HTML5 Web Workers

    Recommended resources and further reading

    Furthermore, Microsoft continues working on experimental standards by providing Prototypes through HTML5 Labs. This is the case for IndexedDB, WebSockets, Media Capture API and FileAPI, which has now been added to IE10 PP2.

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    Last call to our free Next Generation UX event. Your chance to win an Arc Touch Mouse!

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    On June 28 we’re organizing an event around Next Generation User Experiences in Brussels Business Faculty.  It’s entirely free and every attendee gets a unique T-shirtRegister today and join many other UX enthusiasts.

    During this event, you’ll get inspired by Microsoft’s vision and strategy for natural user interfaces – see what today’s and tomorrow’s technologies can bring! In addition, you’ll learn from the UX experts what it takes to build applications that feel effortless in their use and that are optimized for emerging technologies. Finally, we have invited a number of companies that will showcase their next-generation user experiences and will demonstrate what is possible already today!

    There will be a very nice prize draw: it’s your chance to win one of the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse. Your presence is your chance to win!

     

    Date: Tuesday June 28th 2011

    Agenda:

    13h00 – 13h30 Welcome
    13h30 – 14h15 Keynote: Natural User Interfaces
    14h15 – 15h00 UX Design Patterns for Multi-Touch Applications
    15h00 – 15h30 Break & Device showcases
    15h30 – 16h30 Application showcases
    16h30 – 18h00 Closing reception and prize draw

    Address:
    Brussels Business Faculty
    St. Lendriksborre 6 Font Saint Landry
    1120 Brussels (Neder-Over-Heembeek)

    >> Register and join us!

     

    And there is more… do not miss the event of the year:

    in1995-220x250_thumbBUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.

    With TechEd Europe being held in summer 2012 and no local REMIX event foreseen in September: BUILD is the key event to attend this fall.

    How not to miss the event of the year?

    • Register early and attend in person
      SAVE $500 through discounted registration and book affordable flights while they last.
    • Save the date in your calendar
      If you can’t attend, mark 13 September 2011 in your schedule and watch the keynote live or join us for one of the local live stream events in Belgium (details to follow).
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    BUILD: Use what you know. Do what you’ve always imagined!

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    //BUILD windows / September 13 to 16 2011 / Anaheim, California / And all around the world

    BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.

    in1995-220x250_thumbLearn during BUILD:

    • How the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors.
    • How to create powerful new apps while retaining the ability to use your existing apps.
    • How web-connected and web-powered apps are built using HTML5 and JavaScript
    • How the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences.

    BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.

    If you are a contemporary developer, who thrives on the newest and coolest, who loves the freedom of the web and the power of all devices from mobile to desktop, you need to join us to help BUILD the future. Our approach means no compromises—you get to use whatever kind of device you prefer to run the apps you love.

    Do not miss the event of the year:

    With TechEd Europe being held in summer 2012 and no local REMIX event foreseen in September: BUILD is the key event to attend this fall hence:

    1. Register early
      SAVE $500 through discounted registration and book affordable flights.
    2. Save the date in your calendar – 13 September 2011 to watch the keynote live or join us for a local live stream event in Belgium (details to follow soon).
    3. Join our Belgium and Luxembourg events in October 2011: BUILD Belgium, BUILD Luxembourg and BUILD MIC are planned (details to follow soon).

    Stay tuned for more to come. In the meantime, make sure you don’t miss the biggest event of the year.

    In 1995, Windows changed the PC. BUILD will show you that Windows 8 changes everything.

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    Kinect Toolkit Launches Today: lets get moving

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    Microsoft today released the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) that will allow academics and enthusiasts alike to be part of the movement. No doubt that this will help turning creative ideas into apps.

    The Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) allows developers to plug the Kinect sensor—and the in-depth stream of 3-D imagery it gets from its camera—directly into a Windows-based PC. This gives developers access to the "raw sensor streams" in Kinect, including its high-performance skeletal-tracking capabilities, a sophisticated microphone array, and sample code to demonstrate how to use the sensor.

    The release of the Kinect for Windows SDK shows Microsoft's deep support for developers and innovation, particularly in the area of natural user interface (NUI).
    The beta Kinect for Windows SDK is just a "starter" for non-commercial purposes—Microsoft is developing a more detailed commercial kit that will let third parties develop using Kinect. This will allow people to create any number of uses for Kinect hardware and software and, with Microsoft's license, repackage and sell those uses.
    This release of the Kinect for Windows SDK is about "unlocking the ecosystem, inspiring innovation, and creating a new Kinect-based enterprise market for Microsoft down the road.
    Resources: Download the SDK, Check out the Kinect Quick Starts and view the Kinect Project Gallery on Coding 4 Fun.
    Download the SDKLearn about the featureKinect for Windows SDK Quickstarts

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    Innov@MIC–”The” Innovation day @ The Microsoft Innovation Center–June 23

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    Save the date – June 23.

    The Microsoft Innovation Center organizes the Innov@MIC Day, 1 full day of 14-minute conferences dedicated to technology, innovation & entrepreneurship. Join us on June 23 @ the Microsoft Innovation center for this free event! We promise you, you’ll get inspired by more than 20 speakers, all trendsetters, futurist or expert illustrated by Demos or Case study.

    Exceptional keynote speakers will kick off and wrap up the program,

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    Youth trends

    Tom Palmaerts

    Trendswatcher, Trendswolves

    http://tompalmaerts.com/

    Finding your Innovation catapult

    Braden Kelley

    Innovation expert

    http://blogginginnovation.com

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    Subject : surprise!

    Robot Nao

    Robot, Aldebaran Robotics

    http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/

     

    All attendees can enjoy the evening awards program celebrating the Boostcamp#3 and fostering the region’s most significant economic cluster. It’s a free event.

    Program: http://bit.ly/micprg

    Registration: http://bit.ly/MicRegistration

    Address:
    Microsoft Innovation center (MAP)
    1 bvd Initialis
    B-7000 Mons

    Add Innov@MIC to your agenda: Outlook *.ics file

    Do not hesitate to contact Aurelie@mic-belgique.be for any further question.

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