We have added links to most of the Microsoft Dare to Dream Different contest videos to our Customer Stories page. These have been sorted into categories to make it easier to find videos of interest.
Posts Categorized: Dare to Dream Different Contest
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Displaying maps on the Tahoe-II
Two people have posts showing how to display maps on the Tahoe-II!
Celiker Bacheci has some code that uses Google maps, and Elze Kool uses OpenStreetMap in his DareToDream contest entry.
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Dare To Dream Different Contest Winners
Microsoft have announced the winners of the Dare To Dream Different contest.
Our congratulations to all the contestants and Microsoft for an excellent contest!
We will post links to the videos as soon as Microsoft makes them available.
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Dare to Dream Videos
Microsoft have posted some of the Dare to Dream contest videos on YouTube. It’s a great place to start if you want to see what can be done with a Tahoe-II board!
Check out the videos from the winners…
Professional Category
Grand Prize: James Ng (USA) – A security wrist watch device
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h3kH61xDps&layer_token=4c7e927f0c47e74d]
Runner Up: Deon Schaffer (USA) – A computerized aromatherapy system
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RapbWYh89SI&layer_token=dc9f529d6d55e19c]
Runner Up: Slava Vassiliev (Russia) – A wireless concentrator of household and personal mobile medical devices
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsO_WmC6stI&layer_token=d851a69280d3c3bc]
Hobbyist Category
Grand Prize: Tomas Scherrer (Brazil) – A digital musical instrument
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_SHM92LLA&layer_token=169ec1576917f6cc]
Runner Up: Ellis Percival (UK) – An intelligent home automation system
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqNigrFDck&layer_token=ebcaaedcca249dc]
Runner Up: Terry Fogg (Australia) – A hand controller retrofit for telescopes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZoZjDZXvro&layer_token=7a81d5e8e1d3690a]