Microsoft releases Windows CE 6.0
November 3rd, 2006 by Joao Paulo Figueira
The latest version of the operating system that supports our beloved Pocket PCs and Smartphones has just been released. Note that this is not Windows Mobile 6.0 yet. The differences between Windows CE 6, Windows Mobile and Windows XP Embedded are clearly explained by Mike Hall in this Channel 9 video.
Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 is a componentized operating system designed from the ground up to power small footprint devices and help developers get them to market fast. Choosing from a wide variety of technology components and pre-existing templates, you can quickly build hard real-time commercial and consumer electronics devices, such as:
- Set-top boxes
- Thin clients
- Digital media adapters
- Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones
- Navigation devices
- Medical devices
- Portable media players
- Home gateways
- Digital cameras
- Networked digital televisions
- PDAs