http://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/archive/tags/Windows+7+Sensors+Location+Beta/default.aspxTags: Windows 7 Sensors Location BetaenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/archive/2009/01/13/windows-7-sensor-and-location-beta-sdk-documentation-live-on-msdn.aspxTue, 13 Jan 2009 21:05:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9316461GavinGear0http://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/comments/9316461.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9316461<P>If you want to start learning about the new Windows 7 Sensor and Location platform, you can now access the Beta MSDN SDK documents online!</P> <P>Here's a couple of starting points:<BR><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd318953(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd318953(VS.85).aspx">Sensor SDK BETA documentation</A><BR><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd317751(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd317751(VS.85).aspx">Location SDK BETA documentation</A></P> <P>With this documentation, you can learn&nbsp;how to write sensor-enabled applications with the Win32 COM Sensor API. You&nbsp;can also learn how to add location awareness to your apps with the&nbsp;Win32 COM Location API, or the&nbsp;Location scripting interface.&nbsp;</P> <P>Thanks,<BR>Gavin</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9316461" width="1" height="1">Windows 7 Sensors Location Betahttp://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/archive/2009/01/12/windows-7-beta-released.aspxMon, 12 Jan 2009 20:40:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9308521GavinGear0http://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/comments/9308521.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9308521<P><IMG style="WIDTH: 148px; HEIGHT: 28px" src="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Framework/images/logo_windows.gif" width=148 height=28 mce_src="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Framework/images/logo_windows.gif">&nbsp;</P> <P>If you've been wondering what's new in Windows 7, you should install Windows 7 Beta which has just been released:</P> <P mce_keep="true"><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx</A></P> <P mce_keep="true">This is a great opportunity to check out the new Windows Sensor and Location Platform. By installing the SDK and WDK, you can get started with sensor driver and application development.</P> <P mce_keep="true">The Windows 7 Beta <A title="SDK Download is located here" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a91dc12a-fc94-4027-b67e-46bab7c5226c&amp;DisplayLang=en" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a91dc12a-fc94-4027-b67e-46bab7c5226c&amp;DisplayLang=en">SDK download is located here</A></P> <P mce_keep="true">The Windows 7 Beta WDK (connect registration required) <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx">is located here</A></P> <P mce_keep="true"><STRONG>Some of my favorite things about Windows 7:</STRONG><BR>- Sensor and Location platform (I'm biased here :) )<BR>- Adaptive Brightness (Automatic control of screen brightnes based on light sensor input)<BR>- New shell features (superbar, etc)<BR>- Network connection features (click connect/disconnect from systray icon menu)<BR>- Boot performance - (Due to service control manager and related service statup optimizations)<BR>- Projection with Win+P (Always works!)<BR>- ....and the list goes on!</P> <P mce_keep="true">I've been running Windows 7 exclusively for about a year now, and I'll have to say, I know the world is going to love this OS!</P> <P mce_keep="true">For more information about Sensors and Location in Windows 7, please visit <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/sensors">www.microsoft.com/whdc/sensors</A>!</P> <P mce_keep="true">Until next time,<BR>Gavin</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9308521" width="1" height="1">Windows 7 Sensors Location Beta