| Windows CE shared source Live Chat Thurs., June 22 |
Jun. 21, 2006
Want to learn more about Microsoft's Windows CE shared source initiative, and the shared source digital video recorder component? Microsoft's embedded group is hosting an online "live chat" Thursday, June 22, primarily aimed at developers planning to participate in the 2006 Windows CE Shared Source contest.
The chat is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Pacific time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Two members of the Windows CE engineering team will present an overview of the DVR engine and answer questions, so it should be highly informative.
To attend the Shared Source live chat, click on the following link on June 22, shortly before the event is scheduled to start (requires free registration):
Additionally, if you are planning to attend the event, you are encouraged to submit questions and topics of interest in advance, so that the chat leaders can be sure to cover them during the online event. To submit your requests, send an email to Microsoft product manager Nic Sagez using the following link:
About the DVR engine
The DVR engine is part of the free Windows CE NMD Feature Pack upgrade introduced by Microsoft in April. The Feature Pack includes a DVR engine, networking capabilities, device drivers, and video codecs typically required to develop consumer NMDs and IP-STBs, according to Microsoft.
 The new Windows CE 5.0 feature-pack adds a DVR engine, codecs, and other "NMD"-oriented functions (Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft says that it has released the feature pack's NMD middleware, DVR engine, and sample UI under a Shared Source license, in order to allow developers to customize the software to meet specific device requirements.
Further information about the Windows CE Network Media Device feature pack, which contains the Shared Source DVR Engine, is available on Microsoft's website, here. Additional information regarding the Shared Source DVR engine is available on the Microsoft MSDN developer site, here. The Shared Source DVR engine source code can be downloaded from Microsoft's download area, here.
The DVR Engine is released under the "Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack Shared Source License Agreement" A snapshot of the current license terms in PDF form is available here. The license is also visible when you install the NMD FP.
About the 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest
Microsoft and WindowsForDevices.com are jointly sponsoring the first-ever shared source contest based on Windows CE. Contestants will create device prototypes based on the Shared Source webcam driver or the Shared Source DVR engine. The Grand Prize is a $2,500 Xbox 360 dream setup including console, 34-inch HDTV, games, and accessories for four. Three other winners will be awarded Xbox 360 game consoles.
For further information on the 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest, visit the Contest's homepage:
Introducing the June 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest
To be informed by email of Contest breaking news and other Contest-related developments, subscribe to the special Shared Source Contest Newsletter by sending a blank email using the following link:
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