Windows Embedded Blog : Podcast

What do you want to learn in 15 minutes or less ?

mikehall — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:36:05 GMT

It looks like Kurt’s video providing an overview of KITL was very useful to a number of you, and I’m sure there are a number of topics you would like to learn more about for Windows Embedded Standard or Windows CE. Perhaps learning about the startup sequence of Windows CE, or the build system and different build options, or building a Windows Embedded Standard component, shell replacement, remote debugging, writing and deploying managed applications to a Windows CE device, and more !

Drop me a comment and I will ping the appropriate people in the dev team to go generate the content.

- Mike

On10: Interview with Scott Davis: A look behind Windows Embedded.

mikehall — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:09:25 GMT

This week the Windows Embedded group released Windows Embedded CE 6.0 - In this On10 interview Scott Davis talks about gadgets, where things are going, and why you may not have as many cables in the future. Embedded systems are quickly becoming the norm, from digital picture frames and remote controls in your living room to the GPS in your car. In coming years, our gadgets will update over the Internet, communicate with each other, notify us of state by text message, and let us use them from a distance.

Its an interesting discussion, looking forward 5-10 years at what the everyday devices are going to be able to do in the future.

- Mike

On10: The unseen Microsoft.

mikehall — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:11:07 GMT

On10.net have just posted a video about embedded systems at Microsoft, here's a link to the video.

In the video I talk about the different embedded operating systems currently available to developers and show some devices that are using Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, including the iRobot Create Robot (running Windows Embedded CE 6.0) which was used at this years MEDC event for the Sumo Robotics competition.

Look out for another Embedded video On10 tomorrow.

- Mike

Channel 9 Screencast: Using Microsoft Robotics Studio with Windows Mobile.

mikehall — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:31:21 GMT

Olivier Bloch, an Embedded Developer Evangelist based in France recently delivered a session at TechEd Europe on using Microsoft Robotics Studio to build a service that runs on a Windows Mobile phone that remotely controls a robot (connected over Bluetooth).

Here's a link to the Channel 9 video and Olivier has posted the source code and instructions here.

- Mike

Podcast: Reflect Systems, using Embedded O/S and WPF for Digital Signage

mikehall — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:18:18 GMT

Reflect Systems have recorded a Podcast that talks about their use of Microsoft technologies in the Digital Signage space - this includes Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, SQL, WPF, and more.

Here's a link to the Podcast.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Robotics Studio Final.

mikehall — Fri, 04 May 2007 03:49:18 GMT

Here's the MEDC Sumo Robotics Final - the announcer for the competition was Michael Buffer! (listen out for the famous "Let's get ready to rumble" just before the final round begins.

I interviewed all of the people taking part in the competition, the consistent message from all of the contestants was the ease of development using Microsoft Robotics Studio and Visual Studio 2005.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: What is Windows Embedded CE ?

mikehall — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:56:44 GMT

Here's Derek interviewing the Windows Embedded CE Product Manager, Dan Javnoson - so what is Windows Embedded CE ?

- Mike

MEDC 2007: What's cool about Windows XP Embedded

mikehall — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:51:14 GMT

Derek Snyder interviews John Doyle, the Windows XP Embedded Product Manager - find out what's new and interesting with Windows XP Embedded.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Microsoft Robotics Studio.

mikehall — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:52:59 GMT

Joseph Fernando is one of the Architects working on Microsoft Robotics Studio, we've just released a Community Tech Preview of Robotics Studio 1.5 which now supports CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile.

Here's David Lee from the Robotics Studio team talking about the Simulation environment.

Paul Roberts from the Robotics Studio team gives us a walk through the Robotics Studio Visual Programming Language.

And here's some attendees getting ready for the Sumo Robotics competition.

The Sumo competition is running tonight, will be interesting to see how that turns out.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Rob Tiffany, scaling Windows Mobile across the Enterprise.

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 17:33:13 GMT

Rob Tiffany (Senior Technical Product Manager, Windows Mobile) has built a server rack with thousand of clients to show how Windows Mobile on the front end and SQL/Exchange can scale across the Enterprise - check out the video.

Rob had this server rack sat in his office for a week or so before the conference, it was quite warm in there...

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Keynote excitement! (and vote for your favorite demo person!)

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:30:17 GMT

Here's some shots of the MEDC 2007 keynote, we get to see Derek Snyder talking about Windows Mobile, Visual Studio Codename "Orcas", Mike (that's me) talking about Sumo Robots running CE 6.0 and being programmed using Microsoft Robotics Studio, and Robbie giving the keynote.

Interestingly, James Pratt (the interviewer) has been asking attendees who their favorite demo person was for the keynote - seems like there's one vote for Derek, one vote for me, and one for Robbie - time to cast your votes!

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Behind the scenes of the keynote.

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:23:55 GMT

This is a pretty interesting look behind the scenes of the MEDC 2007 keynote, we get to see behind the stage (way too much gear!), Derek in rehearsals, interviews with Robbie Bach (and Derek), and Derek, James, and I having some quick breakfast about 30 minutes before the keynote started [we were in the keynote room for rehearsals at 6am, so this was our one chance to eat before the keynote kicked off].

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Interview with Derek Snyder, keynote rehearsals.

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:17:43 GMT

Derek provides a walk through of his keynote demos, and we get cut off by the event producers to start yet another keynote rehearsal.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Interview with Jon Rauschenberger (CTO Clarity Consulting)

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:43:44 GMT

During the MEDC keynote we had three Embedded specific demos, the first was around Robotics and CE 6.0, the second was a solution built by Clarity Consulting for Windows XP Embedded which includes a WPF based UI (built in Expression Blend), SQL Compact Edition, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 3.0 - the solution runs on Windows XP Embedded - here we interview Jon Rauschenberger, the CTO of Clarity Consulting and hear about the developer experience - interestingly, Clarity hadn't used Windows XP Embedded before starting on this keynote demo project just a few weeks before the MEDC event.

- Mike

MEDC 2007: Interview with Robbie Bach

mikehall — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:33:51 GMT

The MEDC 2007 Video Podcast continues - check out the interview with Robbie Bach the evening before the MEDC keynote.

More video interviews coming over the next couple of days - keep an eye on the MEDC 2007 Blog to see more.

Here's some photos from the keynote...

First up... Where is everyone ?

Robbie Back and I talking about the CE 6.0 Home Automation Controller.

The Media Center PC Controller is running on the .NET Micro Framework - interestingly, the core Home Automation Controller (next to the TV) is also running on the .NET Micro Framework and exposing a pre-release WSD stack (Web Services for Devices).

This year, the Sumo Robotics competition is running on a CE 6.0 based iRobot Create, code for the robot is developed in Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5.

The second Embedded Demo was a "double act" between Jon Rauschenberger (Clarity Consulting) showing the developer experience for Windows XP Embedded and Vista technologies.

Derek Snyder presented a couple of really cool demos, the first was an intro to Visual Studio codename "Orcas", the second was a very early build of Sliverlight.

More over the next couple of days.

- Mike