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Freescale Sensor Badge – Fun Gadget!

If you attended the DC Windows 7 Launch yesterday in Tyson’s Corner, VA, you may have gotten a chance to see a very cool gadget in action, the Freescale Flexis JM Badge Board. It’s a sensor board that contains an ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 05, 2009 10:49 AM by gduthie | 1 Comments
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Sidebar Gadget Templates

One of the UX technologies I mentioned during my talk for the MSDN Roadshow today was the Sidebar (and in Windows 7, Desktop) gadgets, which are great for surfacing small amounts of information in a a compact space. One of the attendees asked whether Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:36 AM by gduthie | 0 Comments

MSDN Roadshow – Windows Client Technologies

The MSDN Mid-Atlantic Roadshow rides again…our next series of roadshow events kicks off later this month in Reston, VA. Currently, we’ve got the Reston event, and also a roadshow stop scheduled for Richmond, VA in March. We’ll have more cities to announce Read More...
Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 9:52 AM by gduthie | 2 Comments

SideSight – DO WANT!

This looks very cool: h/t NewScientist Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:15 AM by gduthie | 1 Comments

Live Mesh : Expanded Live Mesh for Mobile CTP

Want to try Windows Live Mesh for mobile? Now you can… From the Live Mesh blog : The recent service update to Live Mesh addresses many of the issues users reported since we opened the Mobile CTP on Oct 30. With the release of the updated Live Mesh for Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:08 PM by gduthie | 0 Comments
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Tips for Digital Cameras

No, not tips for better pictures, but rather tips on crafty uses for your digicam or camera phone . I think my fave is snapping a pic of the nearest location info when parking your car (i.e. – row/floor number). I usually end up writing these down somewhere, Read More...
Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 8:56 AM by gduthie | 1 Comments
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Video: New Features Coming in Zune 3

I am definitely looking forward to this. Hope to see blue in the the larger sizes, too. I think it’s fair to say that the WiFi features are definitely coming into their own. More information here . Oh, and all of the new features will be available for Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:01 PM by gduthie | 2 Comments
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REMINDER: Geek Dinner Tuesday Night

Just a quick reminder that the Geek Dinner with Shawn Wildermuth will be held tomorrow night at Damon's in Chantilly, VA. If you haven't already, please RSVP by email to hold your spot (and help us get an accurate number for the reservation). It's shaping Read More...
Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 9:07 AM by gduthie | 0 Comments

zune game development with xna game studio 3.0

The XNA Creators Club website has a nice step-by-step walkthrough of creating a game for your Zune , including a cool sample game with very nice graphics and play style: Are you ready to start programming games for your Zune? All you need is the XNA Game Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:07 PM by gduthie | 0 Comments

Kudos to Dean Kamen

For all that I've definitely been a skeptic of some of his other projects, particularly the hype-ridden (but nonetheless fun-to-ride) Segway, Dean Kamen's latest project is nothing short of inspirational: If Kamen and his team can pull this off, and bring Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 9:02 AM by gduthie | 2 Comments
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JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast - Episode 7

I was privileged to join JD Lewin, Nic Fillingham, and Brian Johnson for the latest episode of their podcast. Among the topics, Maker Faire, sensitive robots, the EEE PC, Zune 2.5 (including Zune games), and more: JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast - Episode Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:56 AM by gduthie | 0 Comments

Zune 2.5 Available for Download

The Zune team has dropped the latest software and firmware, and you can download it from zune.net , or update from within the Zune client. Among the features of note: Gapless playback (yay for Pink Floyd fans everywhere!) Video Marketplace (get your Heroes Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:39 AM by gduthie | 1 Comments
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3D LED Cube - Do Want

OK, so now I'm torn...should I pine for the day when I can have my own Surface device in my living room, or instead transfer my geeky affections to this incredible 3D LED animated display: I wonder if someone's already hard at work on a Quake 3 port to Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:06 PM by gduthie | 0 Comments
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Zauri Video

Gizmodo's got pictures and video of Zauri, the Zune game prototype that was shown at the Game Developer Conference. Click the link at the bottom to check out the video: I got a chance to see first hand what the newly announced Zune gaming platform could Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:09 PM by gduthie | 0 Comments

XNA Games for Zune Photo Gallery

Engadget has the first pics I've seen of an XNA game running on Zune, take a look here: http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/games-for-zune-details-hands-on/ Games for Zune details, hands-on - Engadget Read More...
Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 9:04 AM by gduthie | 0 Comments
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