v4.0 beta Firmware ready for download

If you have a Tahoe-II or Meridian/P, we have some new firmware for you to try out!  You can download the new firmware and SDK on the downloads page.

Some of the interesting new features include:

• HTTP support for server and client
• Improved graphics support with thick pens and gradient fills
• Performance improvements

A complete list of new features is available here.

To use this firmware, you will need the v4.0 beta SDK available from the Microsoft Connect site.  Note that this is beta software and does not install side-by-side with the v3.0 SDK.  We recommend using a different PC to you production v3.0 system!

We are testing firmware for Tahoe, and the ethernet enabled version of Tahoe and Meridian/P and will be releasing those in the near future.

Innobedded Rich Media Extensions

If you are developing user interfaces on the .NET Micro Framework then you need to take a look at the set of components Innobedded has created.

They have just announced a public beta program, so you can and try it out.

And it runs very nicely on the Tahoe-II!

Dare to Dream Videos

Microsoft have posted some of the Dare to Dream contest videos on YouTube.  It’s a great place to start if you want to see what can be done with a Tahoe-II board!

Check out the videos from the winners…

Professional Category

Grand Prize: James Ng (USA) – A security wrist watch device

Runner Up: Deon Schaffer (USA) - A computerized aromatherapy system

Runner Up: Slava Vassiliev (Russia) - A wireless concentrator of household and personal mobile medical devices

Hobbyist Category

Grand Prize:  Tomas Scherrer (Brazil) - A digital musical instrument

Runner Up: Ellis Percival (UK) - An intelligent home automation system

Runner Up: Terry Fogg (Australia) - A hand controller retrofit for telescopes

.NET Micro Framework v4.0 coming soon!

Microsoft has announced that v4.0 will be available in public beta very soon.  Sign up at the Microsoft Connect site so you can download it when it is released!

We will be supporting 4.0 on all our hardware, and will rolling out beta versions soon after the release.