Microsoft said last fall that it would allow third-party hardware makers to build their own HoloLens devices. The first, perhaps not surprisingly, will be made by Intel: Project Alloy. Alloy will be a wire-free,head-mounted VR device, complete with a pair of RealSense cameras to detect the outside world, including what Intel called “five-finger detection,” or…
Thanks to documentation for Audio Engine Core Test found on Microsoft’s MSDN portal, the company clearly lists Windows 10 for desktop, ARM. Also notable is the support for Windows 10 Mobile ARM64 and Windows 10 Mobile x86, the latter could be used to create an Intel powered smartphone that runs the company’s mobile operating system….
The Rift headset isn’t cheap, though, setting back would-be pre-orderers a tasty $599 (~£410). That doesn’t include US tax, nor shipping – which will be considerable for global orders. However, for that money you bag yourself the Rift headset, an Oculus Remote, Xbox One controller, EVE: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale, as well as all the…
Let’s experiment with the embedded version of Microsoft operating system, by installing it on Raspberry Pi, and by building our first applications. In our previous installment we could see some of the movements that are putting Microsoft in contact with the open source world, and we anticipated the release, by Microsoft, of a…
An overview on most important open source news from OpenSource.com. This week the focus was on: machine learning: Google, Microsoft, H2O.ai are pushing further their solution to go open open source medical robots: Vanderbilt university is going on working on their capsule medical robots open source mapping tools: a fundamental tool for news mapping and…
A nice report from Microsoft on their Windows 10 IoT Core distribution! We are excited to announce that a new Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview is available bringing support for the DragonBoard 410c, which features the Qualcomm®Snapdragon™ 410 processor. This is a board that includes onboard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and DirectX graphics and is a…
While the Oculus Rift has garnered a lot of attention in the press, Microsoft’s HoloLens appears to be shaping up to be a very interesting take on virtual reality headsets. The HoloLens was the surprise announcement at the Windows 10 launch earlier in the year with member of the press taken to the firm’s Building…
Microsoft released recently the new version of its famous IDE, Visual Studio 2015. It is offered as a free online tool, based on a very active community, or you can purchase the standalone versions as usual. Here are the main features: Visual Studio 2015 is a rich, integrated development environment for creating stunning applications for…
To celebrate the release of Windows 10 IoT Core Hackster.io and Microsoft offer a worldwide Home Automation contest for developers, hackers, and makers. Home Automation is one of the hottest segments in the Maker world and Windows 10 IoT Core provides a powerful and productive platform for you to build original and innovative Home Automation…
At its Build developer conference earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would soon release tools that would make it easier for iOS and Android developers to take their existing code and port their apps to Windows. The Android version of this, officially named Windows Bridge for Android, is now in private beta. The iOS version, however…
Today the entire world can download and install the new MS operating system, Windows 10. Most Windows 7 and 8.1 can upgrade to 10 for free, other at a starting price of €135/£99/$119. Besides the many improvements expected on the PC side, we at open-electronics.org are eager to see the promised integration with IoT and…
Microsoft will breathe life into Windows Live Writer by open sourcing the eight-year-old blog-publishing tool. The application debuted in 2007 alongside Windows Vista, and was part of Windows Live Essentials, a bundle that included several now-defunct programs, such as Mail, Messenger, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and SkyDrive. Live Writer was last updated in 2012, shortly…
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