We have just updated the shop site to take orders for the Ethernet add-on board.
We have done this so you can take advantage of the special pricing on Tahoe ($299) which is valid until the end of April (yes, that is 2 days away). All orders that include an Ethernet board will be shipped when this is available (on or before 9 May).
As you have probably heard by now, Microsoft has made a new version of the .NET Micro Framework 3.0 SDK available on the Connect web site. Among the new features is support for the FREE Express Edition of Visual C# 2008!
To use this new release on Tahoe, you will need new firmware from us. We are working hard to bring this to you ASAP and will post again when it’s ready to go!
Elze Kool has just published his entry for the Dare to Dream Different contest. Apart from looking like a lot of fun, he has created a very nice user interface on the Tahoe-II and shows what you can do with the .NET Micro Framework.
More entries for the Dare To Dream Different contest have been posted online. Check them out!
James Y Wilson – Wearable Camera
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.
Michel Verhagen from GuruCE has an excellent post on his blog about how to use WinUSB with the Micro Framework to communicate between your application and a PC.
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.
Jens Kuhner has refreshed his excellent book to cover v3.0 of the .NET Micro Framework.
The ebook version is available now and can be purchased from the book web site.
Microsoft has announced that v4.0 will be available in public beta very soon. Sign up at the Microsoft Connect site so you can download it when it is released!
We will be supporting 4.0 on all our hardware, and will rolling out beta versions soon after the release.
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]
