Sensor

Windows 8 can support sensors including; adaptive brightness and automatic screen rotation. Windows 8 is powerful and handling the accelerometer with a low-pass filter to prevent images from being jittery and to improve system response.…

Watch upcoming and on-demand webcasts on Windows Multiscreen. Discover how to blend the best technology, innovation and creativity to create stunning applications across multiple devices. Learn from subject matter experts how to use Windows 7, Microsoft Silverlight 4 and Internet Explorer 9 to…

  The Windows API Code Pack for the .NET Framework is a managed library for building applications that light up on Windows 7. It provides access to new user interface features (taskbar jump lists, libraries, sensor platform and more) as well as "behind the scenes" features that make…

Scott stopped by Ward Cunningham (you know, the guy who invented the Wiki. Yes, that Ward Cunningham) to hang out, and discovered Ward's treasure trove of electronics, software, soldering guns and web accessible sensor arrays that run 24/7/365. Ever wish you had a real cool uncle that didn't take…

Want to know if the earth is shaking?  How about if someone is moving your laptop?  Create a utility to detect movement so you'll know right away when something is happening! The Windows 7 sensors platform exposes a standard way of communicating with hardware for determining location,…

Donn Morse created a slightly modified version of the XNA Racing Game Starter Kit to work with a custom game controller that has an accelerometer! The sample driver supports communication between a Windows 7 application and the sensor. (Note that in addition to a dual axis accelerometer, the…

John O'Donnell, Jared Bienz and Ahmed El-Ramly got together at MIX10 to give their thoughts on the second days Windows Phone 7 Series sessions and what features has them reaching for the new free developer tools. Links to sessions mentioned in the videoBuilding Windows Phone…

The Windows 7 operating system provides built-in support for sensor devices. This includes support for location sensors, such as GPS devices. As part of this support, the Windows Sensor and Location platform provides a standard way for device manufacturers to expose sensor devices to software…

Am I the only one warming up their soldering iron?   I posted a bit ago on being able to do a Windows 7 sensor with a parallax board, but Brian Jepson (@bjepson) of MAKE and O'Reilly helped port that driver into a more generic driver that works with Arduino! Right now there is one…

The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. With location sensors -- including GPS devices, WWAN radios, and even triangulation technology -- your applications and gadgets can know exactly where…