Microsoft Tweaks Windows to attract the Internet of things, Community market maker

Hoping to cover all of its bases in the emerging market IoT (Internet of things), Microsoft is proffering a hand hardware hackers "creators," diyers, and other manufacturers of things that may one day end up on the Internet.

Microsoft is selling a scaled-down version of Windows on an Intel motherboard Galileo hoping to extend Windows ' further range in smart devices and appliances connected to the Internet.

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Software developers and hardware hackers will use the card, Microsoft hopes, build and test new devices, some of which may end up as commercial products. The Development Board will also make known the developers and engineers with the benefits of using Windows build gadgets and portable devices.

The development kit is part of the larger Microsoft plan to grab some market share in emerging, where IoT collect real-time information collection instruments data and forward it to warnings or analysis.

Microsoft has long supplied manufacturers with Windows Embedded Compact, which is used in a wide range of industrial devices, mobile devices, health monitors, ATMs and other devices. The company is making sure these manufacturers know that the embedded operating system may work for their devices IoT as well.

But Microsoft is hoping that this new development will introduce Windows to another set of potential creators of device IoT: independent developers working in their garage, the so-called community creator.

Microsoft has shown before Galileo and Microsoft software during the experimental Build Conference in April. The Council, incorporated into a piano, was running an app that might play a tune on the piano, or capture notes that someone has played the piano and convey them to the azure cloud service.

The ultimate goal of these efforts is to take the information gathered from billions of devices and power fueled by Azure cloud services. It is part of Microsoft's overall "mobile first, cloud first" strategy.

"What is so great about this Internet of things is that it is not the only thing, is the fact that you are connected to the Internet. And so this application Windows on this device is power and telemetry data back to a data service blue, said Terry Myerson, executive vice President of Microsoft operating systems group, during a keynote at the Conference Build.

Galileo's Computer, which is a fishing circuit, is aimed at a group of DIY enthusiasts who make innovative electronics. Slightly larger than a credit card, the Council was used to make devices such as handing out sweeties robot, lighting systems and health devices connected to the Tablet, smartphone and Internet.

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