Gavin Gear's Tech Blog
It's been a while, find out the latest regarding sensors for Windows 8 at //BUILD/
Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've been active here on my blog, but I'm excited to say...
Date: 09/09/2011
Use your Nintendo Wii-mote accelerometer with the Windows Sensor Platform
Have you ever wanted to do something, and someone else beat you to it? (or saved you from the pain)...
Date: 07/26/2010
Video: How to integrate Accelerometers with Direct Input Games for Widnows 7
The UK DPE (Developer Evangelism) team has posted a great video showing the Windows 7 Sensor and...
Date: 06/22/2010
Visual Studio 2010 has shipped, what are you going to build?
Wow- the long-awaited VS 2010 release has finally come! With .NET 4 built in, there are many...
Date: 04/12/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Global Launch coming up soon!
If you're interested in getting Visual Studio 2010 RTM, you won't have to wait long now! The global...
Date: 03/31/2010
Upcoming changes for System.Device.Location in .NET 4 RC web release
Hello all- just wanted to inform you of some changes that will be coming in the .NET 4 / Visual...
Date: 12/09/2009
.NET 4 Location: Let's take a look at status...
In my last post, I showed how you can write a simple .NET 4 Location-enabled console application....
Date: 11/30/2009
Let's write a simple .NET 4 Location-aware application!
So you want to write an application in .NET that’s location-aware? Let’s start with a code sample...
Date: 11/20/2009
Video of PDC 2009 .NET 4 Location Session
Are you interested to learn more about how location devices and applications work in Windows 7? Do...
Date: 11/19/2009
.NET 4 and VS 2010 to support Location API in all SKUs
Last year at PDC 2008, Microsoft first announced the Windows 7 Sensor and Location platform. Last...
Date: 11/18/2009
Going to PDC09? Want to learn about developing Location-Aware applications with .NET?
Hey there- If you're interested in building location-aware applications, and if you're going to be...
Date: 11/12/2009
3 part Windows 7 Sensor Platform article by Sergey Zwezdin
Sergey Zwezdin (Microsoft C# MVP) has recently put together a 3 part series about the Windows 7...
Date: 10/19/2009
Great article covering Windows 7 Sensor development kit driver install
I just found this article: https://sondreb.com/blog/post/Windows-7-Sensor-Platform.aspx Where Sondre...
Date: 10/16/2009
Great writeup on car racing game XNA sample and sensor development kit
Hello all- Pietro Brambati just posted a great writeup on how you can install and run the XNA car...
Date: 09/24/2009
Windows 7, coming soon to the public!
With Windows 7 coming to the public soon, I thought I'd take a moment to write down a quick list of...
Date: 09/17/2009
Windows 7 Sensor development kit downloads are live!
If you have a sensor development kit, and either don’t have the required software/firmware, or want...
Date: 05/20/2009
How to get new Freescale sensor boards to work on Windows 7
If you've purchased one of the new Freescale dev kits online, you may have noticed that the board...
Date: 05/08/2009
Windows API Code Pack is live, and with support for Windows 7 Sensors!
As a part of the Windows 7 RC release wave, the Windows SDK team has released the “Windows® API Code...
Date: 05/07/2009
Windows 7 RC Developer Essentials
Now that Windows 7 RC builds are live, you may want to know “what do I need to download and install...
Date: 05/06/2009
Don't have a light sensor? Use VirtualLightSensor.exe from the SDK!
What is the Virtual Light Sensor tool? This tool allows the user to simulate an ALS (Ambient Light...
Date: 04/22/2009
Windows 7 Sensor development kit boards are available for order!
If you've been wanting to get a Windows 7 Sensor development kit, you can now order directly from...
Date: 04/14/2009
Want to write a sensor driver? Windows 7 Beta WDK docs are live on MSDN.com!
If you have been wondering about how to support your sensor or location device on Windows 7, wonder...
Date: 02/05/2009
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Beta SDK Documentation Live on MSDN
If you want to start learning about the new Windows 7 Sensor and Location platform, you can now...
Date: 01/13/2009
Windows 7 Beta Released!
If you've been wondering what's new in Windows 7, you should install Windows 7 Beta which has just...
Date: 01/12/2009
WinHEC Session Slides for Sensor and Location Platform Available
At WinHEC 2008 (Los Angeles) I gave a presentation that gives an overview of the new Windows 7...
Date: 12/16/2008
If you're interested in Sensors and Location in Windows 7, check out Jim Travis' blog!
Jim Travis has been a Microsoft for a long time, and is the tech writer lead who's working on the...
Date: 11/13/2008
Using the Windows 7 Sensor Development Kit on a virtual machine
If you have a Windows 7 Sensor Development Kit, but don't have a machine to dedicate to a Windows 7...
Date: 11/13/2008
Watch the Sensors and Location Session from PDC!
Yesterday, Dan Polivy (Senior Lead Program Manager) unveiled the new Windows 7 Sensor and Location...
Date: 10/30/2008
So what is this new "Sensor and Location Platform" in Windows 7?
Now that this new platform has been announced, I thought I would take a minute to give a quick...
Date: 10/29/2008
Shameless self promotion: come see my WinHEC session on Sensors and Location
In case you're going to be at WinHEC 2008 in LA, I just wanted to extend an invitation to come and...
Date: 10/28/2008
If you're at PDC 2008, you need to check out this context-aware computing session!
Most of you know about PDC (The Professional Developer's Conference). Well, it's going on right now,...
Date: 10/27/2008
Returning to my blog...
Hey all, it's been a while since I've done any blogging as I've been heads-down on Windows 7...
Date: 10/27/2008
Great Windows SideShow Development Machine – Dell XPS 420
I recently obtained a Dell XPS 420 desktop machine with integrated Windows SideShow display, and...
Date: 02/06/2008
SideShow News: New Device SDK for .NET Micro Framework v1.4
The SideShow team has been working on a new firmware SDK release for .NET Micro Framework device...
Date: 02/05/2008
Introduction to Windows SideShow
I’m now working on the SideShow team here at Microsoft, so I thought I’d transition to talking about...
Date: 12/11/2007
Silverlight Ink SDK Sample Available on Microsoft Downloads
There's a new sample live on downloads.microsoft.com that I wrote a while ago that demonstrates...
Date: 10/08/2007
Something new... now working on the Windows SideShow Platform
Well, I'm no longer working on the Silverlight project (but will still blog about it occasionally)....
Date: 09/20/2007
Check out this Silverlight Ink-Enabled search site!
My friend Loren has really out done himself this time! Check out this Silverlight Ink-enabled Google...
Date: 09/07/2007
It's here, It's here, It's here!!! Silverlight 1.0 RTW!
Well, today Microsoft released Silverlight 1.0 to the web! This marks a major milestone for...
Date: 09/05/2007
Time to upgrade your Silverlight code to RC1!
If you've been working on Silverlight projects using the Silverlight 1.0 Beta, it's time to gear up...
Date: 08/03/2007
Introducing the Silverlight Xaml Ink Builder tool: Creates Silverlight-Compatible Ink Xaml
In my last post, I demonstrated how to specify static Ink Xaml for a Silverlight InkPresenter...
Date: 08/01/2007
How To: Static Xaml Ink in Silverlight
In the examples that I’ve shown so far, I’ve demonstrated Ink collection in Silverlight using the...
Date: 07/31/2007
Silverlight 1.1 Ink Demo by Mark Johnston of MSDN UK
Here's a 6 minute video showing how to get started with Ink support in Silverlight 1.1 by Mark...
Date: 07/30/2007
Product Review: Toshiba M400 Tablet PC
Review: Toshiba M400 Tablet PC Rating: 4/5 I’ve been using my Toshiba M400 for about 7 months now,...
Date: 07/16/2007
New Silverlight Ink developer sample, convert Journal files to Silverlight web pages!
A co-worker of mine, Stefan Wick has created a great new Silverlight Ink sample. This sample...
Date: 06/22/2007
How To: Create an Ink-Enabled Sidebar Gadget Using Silverlight
Have you ever said to yourself “Hmmmm… I have some ideas for Sidebar gadgets… I should really learn...
Date: 06/08/2007
How To: Create a Silverlight Hypertext Application for Ink Photo Annotation
In the following blog entry:...
Date: 06/04/2007
Another Silverlight Ink Post by Julia Lerman - syncing Ink Annotations Over Video
Julia Lerman has been experimenting with Ink annotations over video with Silverlight. In her post,...
Date: 05/31/2007
Julia Lerman of thedatafarm.com blogs about Silverlight Ink
Julia Lerman is one of those developers that likes to develop applications and content for the...
Date: 05/15/2007