John Coyne's Embedded Blog

Upcoming Windows Embedded Webinars!

jcoyne — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:21:50 GMT

I get asked all the time “John, what are you guys doing over there at Microsoft that’s new for Embedded?” The Short answer to that question is “Tons!” The longer answer is that we a have a series of webinars coming up that will introduce you to...(read more)

Windows Embedded Americas Partner Summit!

jcoyne — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:41:01 GMT

Today is the first day of the Windows Embedded Americas Partner summit! a large collection of Windows Embedded Partners are here in San Francisco, CA to learn about upcoming programs, share ideas, and learn more about what Microsoft is doing to...(read more)

Host a Windows 7 “House Party”!

jcoyne — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:42:27 GMT

In case you didn’t see it – today we launched a “contest” of sorts where you can host a party to share your Windows 7 Experiences, or even do some learning of Windows 7 on your own. This is a Worldwide event, and everyone can play! The party is...(read more)

Solutions for Manufacturing Webinar!

jcoyne — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:42:01 GMT

We sometimes get asked what we do in the embedded world for Manufacturing and Industrial Automation – well here’s your chance to hear about Windows Embedded for Manufacturing! Chris Muench and I will be hosting a webinar on September 17th specifically...(read more)

Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available!

jcoyne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:38:03 GMT

for those of you who haven’t heard, we’re working on our new release of Windows Embedded Standard – this one will be based on the binaries of Windows 7! (which is due out in Desktop form very soon! ) the Embedded release will be the “componentized”...(read more)

New Blog in the community!

jcoyne — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:48:02 GMT

in case you’re looking for yet another blog to read , here’s one that might be of interest for developers. Joe Broxson, who’s a Sr. Dev for Adeneo Embedded here in the US. He’s giving some links for training on various Microsoft Embedded Operating...(read more)

It’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine! (Repost)

jcoyne — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:43:05 GMT

I had to repost this, because someone played with the privacy settings for the video! Our Friends at Bsquare just posted a link to a press release on the Coke Freestyle machine! very cool device that’s powered by Windows CE. Bsquare,...(read more)

it’s a Windows Embedded Coke Machine!

jcoyne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:25:29 GMT

Our Friends at Bsquare just posted a link to a press release on the Coke Freestyle machine! very cool device that’s powered by Windows CE. Bsquare, a Windows Embedded Gold Partner, consulted with Coca-Cola for the last 2 years on this device, and...(read more)

Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 2

jcoyne — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:44:39 GMT

Today at our inaugural Black Belt Bootcamp we spent the day talking about Windows Embedded CE, and all the great things that we have to offer for Real-Time, battery powered devices, etc. we talked about some of the things to come (insert NDA, so...(read more)

More from Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1

jcoyne — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:08:50 GMT

We wrapped up day with with a visit from the Embedded Windows product unit - (this is the team that’s responsible for XPe and Windows Embedded Standard. ) We had some great discussions on the future of Windows Embedded, and what Microsoft’s plans...(read more)

Upcoming CE Training! (Free Hardware too)

jcoyne — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:29 GMT

Often, I get asked for when and where’s on CE official training. so here’s one. if you have partners that you know of that’s offering a Training, let me know, and I’ll post for everyone. Here’s one: Our friends at Adeneo Embedded will be offering...(read more)

Black Belt Bootcamp – Day 1

jcoyne — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:53:41 GMT

This week, we have our Black Belt Distributor Engineers in town for some deep-dive training, as well as some sessions with some of the Product management team. Today, we had lunch with Kevin Dallas, GM of the Windows Embedded Business Unit – Here’s...(read more)

Cool new Windows 7 Feature – XP Mode!

jcoyne — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:06:54 GMT

For those of you who haven’t downloaded the Windows 7 Release Candidate yet, here’s yet another reason to. XP mode. Let’s say you have an application that you know has issues with Windows Vista or Windows 7, such as say… the CE 5.0 Tools, running...(read more)

Great Embedded Video: From Sensors to Servers!

jcoyne — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:16:54 GMT

Mike just posted a great video, by Olivier Bloch , talking about Windows Embedded: From Sensors to Servers. Olivier shows off a CE device, that is the hard real-time control for a robot arm, as well as a WES device that’s the HMI for the system....(read more)

More from Tech ED

jcoyne — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:13:33 GMT

we met with the folks from Kopin today, who announced the “Golden-I” device here at Tech ED. It’s a great example of a next generation wearable computer device based on Windows Embedded CE 6.0! this device boasts full Voice Recognition, and the ability...(read more)