Congratulations to Michael Schwarz – the first .NET Micro Framework MVP!
Michael has spent a lot of time on .NET Micro Framework over the last couple of years, and his toolkit is an essential download if you are wanting to do anything with XBee on the Tahoe-II.
The .NET Micro Framework supports secure networking via SSL. This is included in the Tahoe-II firmware and we are interested to know if you are using it, or see it as important for future projects. Please vote below, or contact us directly. Thanks!
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Scott Hanselman has posted an interview with Colin Miller, Product Unit Manager for the .NET Micro Framework.
Colin talks about the history of the Micro Framework from the beginnings as part of the SPOT watch project, through to the decision to make it open source.
Innobedded have updated their Rich Media Extensions component suite to support v4.1 of the .NET Micro Framework.
The graphics and touch performance has improved in this version.
A demo is available for download, and they have pricing for commercial and non-commercial projects.
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.
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.
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]
