Home of the Future with Windows CE
by Alena Semeshko
Maybe soon we’ll have Windows-based smart fridges and microwaves?
In October last year (ow, last year means 2008, it’s starting to sink in now) Microsoft launched the contest asking participants to come up with a novel concept for Windows CE devices they’d like to see in the home of the future.
Round one is long over, and round two started a few days ago. At this point the 50 finalists from the first round receive a free SPARK Your Imagination kit, based on the VIA Artigo Pico-ITX board. The task is to build a working prototype of the idea they developed for round one, submit a 4-8-page paper describing the solution and a 2-minute video summarizing the project.
The deadline for this is March 11, 2009 at 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
There’s even the Competition Clock on the official website, ticking the time left till the second round ends.
A detailed report on the contest can be found .





