"The automakers want a new version of the OS every fall so that they have a test bed over the winter and can offer it in their cars for the next model year, " said Keith Weintraub, product manager for Windows CE for Automotive.
The Argus II was approved with the CE mark for use in Europe in 2011 and the Retinal Prosthesis system is the first prosthesis of its kind in the world.
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The continuing education (CE) programme lasts for 10 months.
Net platform, which aims to fulfill a "software as a service" vision: namely, Windows-based cards powering mobile phones -- not considered a good fit for Windows CE -- and Pocket PCs that are connected to Exchange servers.
This may sound a bit familiar to those paying close attention, but on November 22nd -- the year anniversary for the Xbox 360 -- Microsoft is announcing something fairly momentus, not for the gaming community, but for the CE industry.
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Motorola is also said to be considering using Windows CE as the operating system for such a device.
The good news is that nearly half (48 percent) of those CE owners donated the device for reuse, and 26 percent recycled the device.
Lucky for us the CE companies are on to them, and are fighting to get bi-directional functionality and the ability to deploy their own software.
CE, Microsoft's operating system for devices, has met with a generally lukewarm reception, while Symbian threatens to damage its prospects further.
Sure enough, the software giant came through this week with an announcement of a joint venture with Socket Communications to offer wireless modems for its Palm wannabe Windows CE, sometime this fall.
In the area of personal companions, vendors such as Compaq were slower to roll out models than expected, as they struggled with issues related to Windows CE, Microsoft's operating system for handhelds.
Consumer electronics (CE) vendors and service providers are seeking standards-based Wi-Fi home networking solutions for HD video distribution to enable consumers to easily stream video content between CE devices, set top boxes (STBs) and personal computers (PC).
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Furthermore, it complies with leading medical standards including EN60601-1, UL60601-1, and the CE Medical Device Directive, making it suitable for use in hospitals and clinics.
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Actually, Dreamcast will ship with two operating systems, a proprietary one from Sega and Windows CE, Microsoft's "lite" operating system for consumer devices.
CE, Microsoft's scaled-down operating system for the consumer market.
The recognition isn't quite as good as CalliGrapher, but running CalliGrapher means using a Windows CE machine, an operating system that is far too complex for a mere electronic organizer.
Before the Chinese restrictions on exports the La and Ce were often selling at a discount to production cost: for they were simply by-products of the extraction of the more desirable and more expensive elements.
While both the Macintosh and PowerBook had delivered strong revenue for Apple, they continued to try and diversify into other CE categories without success.
He is particularly focused on Navio, a consumer-software consortium recently launched by Netscape and others designed to make sure that Windows and Windows CE (its consumer-electronics cousin) do not become the standard for interactive television and game machines.
Prior to ending development last year, the company offered its Microsoft Reader software for about a decade -- first on handheld devices using Windows CE and Windows Mobile and later on desktop Windows.
One thing's for sure though... they won't be pretty by conventional CE standards.
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Other cable companies like Cablevision and Time Warner have also inked deals with Sun for using Java OS. Sun's rivals include Microsoft's Windows CE, OpenTV, and Power TV from Scientific Atlanta.
"Windows CE was not meeting requirements, it was said to be too complex and too robust, " for handheld devices, McKenzie said.
Indeed, of the 12 percent of CE owners who reported putting a used CE device in the trash during the last 12 months, most cited convenience as the driving factor for their choice of removal.
For Gates, though, Venus has an extra advantage: it could help overcome problems faced by Windows CE back home.
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