Embedded With Microsoft: Quebec sparks will fly
At today’s Embedded Systems Conference (who knew it was today?) Microsoft announced a terrific contest for designers for the Home of Future named Spark . The theme of the contest is an improved user experience. Embedded computing doesn’t seem that sexy these days so Microsoft is sweetening the prize pot with a $15,000. woooot!
The contest drags for for 5 months…
Microsoft also announced that
Their next generation of the Windows Embedded Standard edition, code named “Quebec” will be out in 2010 and will be based on Windows 7.
Quebec does seem a strange name for an embedded integration standard considering the Province of Quebec has flirted with separation from Canada for 30 years!
Clearly to establish a separation from Vista!