Olivier's Blog

Get Started with PhoneGap on Windows Phone 7

Olivier Bloch — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:55:56 GMT

PhoneGap 1.3 has just been released and now offers full support for Windows Phone 7.5. You can read details about the release on the interoperability @ Microsoft blog . In order to see how this works, you can watch the videos below. The first one is an...(read more)

Changing role @Microsoft

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:21:33 GMT

I would like to thank you for your interest in following this blog about Embedded technologies. As I am moving on to another role at Microsoft, you will see different topics covered in here, related to mobility and HTML5/JavaScript development. I recommend...(read more)

Have you seen what hardware accelerated Silverlight for Windows Embedded looks like on Compact 7?

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:02:32 GMT

This demo is pretty impressive, and shows how a Silverlight for Windows Embedded based application looks like on a Toradex Colibri T20 board (which features a Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz CPU)… not mentioning the music of the video is pretty cool ....(read more)

Wondering how fast you can boot a Windows Embedded Compact 7 device?

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:58:29 GMT

Then you should check out this demo video from Toradex showing boot times that go under the second. Pretty cool!...(read more)

Getting bored when going to a public urinal?

Olivier Bloch — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:24:26 GMT

If you are gentleman, I am sure you have been in this situation where you were relieving yourself at a public urinal and got bored ‘cause there was nothing to do, look or listen to in the meantime but staring at the wall… Well, here is a cool idea...(read more)

Another book on Compact 7 arriving soon!

Olivier Bloch — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:55:50 GMT

Avi Kcholi, Windows Embedded MVP, has just finished a great book on Device Drivers development for Compact 7 that should be available really soon. The description of the book is the following: “Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the natural choice for developing...(read more)

Will there be a specific Kinect hardware for Windows? the answer is yes!

Olivier Bloch — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:12:15 GMT

Craig Eisler , General Manager of the Kinect for Windows group, just announced on the Kinect for Windows Blog what his teams are working on, and I find these news pretty exiting. There will be a hardware specific to Windows usage that considers several...(read more)

Want to read some embedded emag?

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:37:38 GMT

If you are looking for some emag with news around what’s going on around Windows Embedded and related topics, then I recommend taking a look at what Elbacom is publishing here: http://www.elbacom.com/emag/01 http://www.elbacom.com/emag/02...(read more)

Windows Embedded Compact 7 online training

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:42:21 GMT

Earlier today we announced the continued investment in Windows Embedded Compact and upcoming new version of the CE based embedded OS. In order to ensure developers are able to access the right type of material to get ramped up or to dig into particular...(read more)

Windows Embedded roadmap update!

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:03:45 GMT

The Windows Embedded teams have been working a lot lately on planning and starting executing on the next generation of products. Determined to deliver on the Intelligent Systems promise to extend enterprise software and cloud services to devices. Today...(read more)

Teach. Play. Change the world

Olivier Bloch — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:03:49 GMT

This is the tagline of the Kinect for Windows SDK! The beta 2 is now available for download on the new Kinect for Windows portal. As you can see in the video below a lot of applications people have been starting to work on with Kinect are related to medical...(read more)

Searching info and resources on Windows Embedded?

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:26:16 GMT

The online team has just added a great feature on the www.windowsembedded.com site. you now have a dedicated search that searches through all Microsoft content only for Embedded related content. You will find results from the MSDN Library, products information...(read more)

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Advantages by Sam Phung

Olivier Bloch — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:13:59 GMT

Sam Phung is VP at ICOP Technologies (a company creating embedded PCs), long time Windows Embedded expert, and founder of the Embedded101 community site. In an article on EECatalog , he presents what he thinks are the advantages of Windows Embedded Compact...(read more)

Windows Embedded Compact series of “tips and tricks” webcasts kicking off

Olivier Bloch — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:34:07 GMT

In the intent of delivering more technical insight and training to embedded developers working with Windows Embedded CE/Compact, the Windows Embedded team will be kicking off a series of technical “tips and tricks” webcasts next Tuesday October 25th....(read more)

ATL update for Windows Embedded Compact 7

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:59:24 GMT

I was recently working on porting a Silverlight for Windows Embedded demo from Windows CE 6.0 R3 to Compact 7 and the project which was using ATL wouldn’t compile, stating that some ATL headers were referencing some unknown constants… There actually is...(read more)

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Update 3 available!

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:42:25 GMT

The Windows Embedded Compact team has been super busy lately and here is why: the third update to Windows Embedded Compact 7 has just been released. You can download it from here . This update provides new tools, application updates and bug fixes for...(read more)

Loading User Controls dynamically in Silverlight for Windows Embedded

Olivier Bloch — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:35:12 GMT

If you are developing user interfaces and applications leveraging Silverlight for Windows Embedded on Windows Embedded Compact 7 , then you will certainly be interested by this article . Thanks Sandu!...(read more)

Performance and Memory Management Improvements with Windows Embedded Handheld

Olivier Bloch — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:54:50 GMT

Great article from Rob Tiffany on his blog. If you are in the handheld device business or are looking into Handheld based solutions and want to know what’s in Windows Embedded Handheld for you, then this is a must read: http://robtiffany.com/windows-embedded...(read more)

Chain of Fools: Upgrading through every version of Windows

Olivier Bloch — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:16:00 GMT

From DOS 5.0 to Windows 7 (DOS 5.0, Windows1.01, Windows 2.1, Windows 3.0 Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 , follow the complete migration path in the video below. Note that we are talking about upgrading...(read more)

Windows Embedded Compact 7 book for developer

Olivier Bloch — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:08:25 GMT

Some of our fellow MVPs have joined their efforts to write a great book that I highly recommend if you are doing or planning to do Windows Embedded Compact 7 development. You can purchase the book on Wrox or Amazon now. Obviously electronic versions are...(read more)

Have you ever counted the number of specialized devices you interact with daily?

Olivier Bloch — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:46:35 GMT

Get ready for some great upcoming video: “Just Keep Counting…”...(read more)

Use Kinect to control your robot with Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3

Olivier Bloch — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:29:59 GMT

New services have just been released for Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 that allow to use Kinect in Robotics scenarios easily. Below, you can watch a video of Trevor Taylor, Program Manager in the Microsoft Robotics team presenting the features...(read more)

Live from the Imagine Cup 2011 World Festival… And the winner is…

Olivier Bloch — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:45:09 GMT

It has been a great week of competition here in New York. The Imagine Cup 2011 is almost over. Tonight is the announcement of the winners for the different competitions and awards. The energy in the room is crazy. All students have been singing and dancing...(read more)

Live from Imagine Cup in New York

Olivier Bloch — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:02:54 GMT

We are in New York this week, where the 2011 Imagine Cup finals are taking place. We just ended the first day of competition and time is just flying by! After regional judging in 14 countries and an online competition, 20 teams have been selected this...(read more)

Windows Embedded POSReady 7 is generally available

Olivier Bloch — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:06:28 GMT

Yesterday, Windows Embedded announced the general availability of its latest Point of Service dedicated operating system: Windows Embedded POSReady 7. Delivering the power of Windows 7 along with specific embedded features enabling advanced lock down...(read more)