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Spotlight On Windows-Powered Gadgets And Gizmos

Posted by timothy on from the door-ajar-detectors dept.

An anonymous reader writes "WindowsForDevices has published a big article showcasing seventy-three consumer devices that were on display in Microsoft's device expo at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Each device runs Windows CE, Windows Mobile (Pocket PC, Smartphone, etc.), or Windows XP Embedded. A photo and brief description are provided for each. Some cool stuff!"

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  1. But the important question is... by B1ackDragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it run linux?

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  2. Re:what about... by tgrigsby · · Score: 3, Funny


    Here ya go: http://www.linuxdevices.com

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  3. Coincidence? by pardasaniman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now the worlds most hated technology item. can be combined with world's most hated OS!

  4. max uptime... by MMHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    Each device should be spec'ed with its estimate of MTBR (mean time between reboots).

  5. oh my god.. by way2trivial · · Score: 4, Funny

    an actual quote from one of the devices
    "They also wanted to reduce the footprint of their OS image to further harden their OS image from viruses & hackers, just another reason they chose Windows XP Embedded for their device. "

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  6. Coincidence, don't know. by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny
    We tried to call some WinCE phone users for comment, but none of them could Start/Phone Applications/Answer.

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  7. hmm by DrLZRDMN · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder why he chose to be anonymous?

  8. You must be new here by ganhawk · · Score: 3, Funny

    For posting news about windows on slashdot.
    Okay now mod me up ;)

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