Iain
May 10, 2007, 10:31 AM
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For many years now I have been heading up the Windows Mobile(R) development within Astraware and it's been amazing to watch the Windows Mobile(R) operating system evolve from the early Orange SPV Smartphones to the modern wonders of today such as the HTC TyTn and s710.
http://www.astraware.com/images/blog/57/htc_tytn.jpg
Last week John and I were lucky enough to attend MEDC (https://www.medc2007.com/public/home.aspx) in Las Vegas. This was my first visit to Las Vegas which was an interesting experience. Sadly I spent most of my time around the Venetian hotel (http://www.venetian.com/) and only had a brief chance to explore the local area which turns out to be full of casinos and very warm. It's interesting to see the different themes and styles of hotels although I was surprised to see people endlessly playing on the machines like zombies at all times of the day.
For those who have never heard of MEDC it is the Microsoft Mobile and Embedded DevCon which involves lots of interesting sessions about the Windows Mobile(R) platform. Although I have attended some of the European events in the past this was my first time at the US event which proved to be very interesting and enjoyable.
The event started off with a great keynote which covered some fun topics such as the 'oFone' (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/05/02/medc-day-1-the-ofone-gets-announced.aspx) along with more serious topics such as SilverLight (http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/default01.aspx). Overall it was a great chance to learn all about the recently released Windows Mobile 6 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/6/default.mspx) operating system which now comes in three variations which are Classic, Standard and Professional. It also provided plenty of chances to catch up with the great people responsible for putting it all together.
For anyone who is a fan of Windows Mobile(R) or wishes to develop for it I would highly recommend attending one of the future MEDC events as it is certainly one of the best conferences I have had the pleasure of attending.
For many years now I have been heading up the Windows Mobile(R) development within Astraware and it's been amazing to watch the Windows Mobile(R) operating system evolve from the early Orange SPV Smartphones to the modern wonders of today such as the HTC TyTn and s710.
http://www.astraware.com/images/blog/57/htc_tytn.jpg
Last week John and I were lucky enough to attend MEDC (https://www.medc2007.com/public/home.aspx) in Las Vegas. This was my first visit to Las Vegas which was an interesting experience. Sadly I spent most of my time around the Venetian hotel (http://www.venetian.com/) and only had a brief chance to explore the local area which turns out to be full of casinos and very warm. It's interesting to see the different themes and styles of hotels although I was surprised to see people endlessly playing on the machines like zombies at all times of the day.
For those who have never heard of MEDC it is the Microsoft Mobile and Embedded DevCon which involves lots of interesting sessions about the Windows Mobile(R) platform. Although I have attended some of the European events in the past this was my first time at the US event which proved to be very interesting and enjoyable.
The event started off with a great keynote which covered some fun topics such as the 'oFone' (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/05/02/medc-day-1-the-ofone-gets-announced.aspx) along with more serious topics such as SilverLight (http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/default01.aspx). Overall it was a great chance to learn all about the recently released Windows Mobile 6 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/6/default.mspx) operating system which now comes in three variations which are Classic, Standard and Professional. It also provided plenty of chances to catch up with the great people responsible for putting it all together.
For anyone who is a fan of Windows Mobile(R) or wishes to develop for it I would highly recommend attending one of the future MEDC events as it is certainly one of the best conferences I have had the pleasure of attending.