Microsoft has come up with the latest version of its operating system for gadgets called WINDOWS EMBEDDED CE. There are a billion of devices in the world like industrial robots, medical test equipment and digital signs that are using versions of Windows CE.MICROSOFT has still not touched the consumer’s gadgets section including media players, navigation systems, digital picture frames and digital televisions,and so they find a big opportunity in it, says Kevin Dallas, general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Embedded business. these devices are rapidly being networked and connected to internet.Windows Embedded comes with a license fee charged by Microsoft for every device shipped with the operating system, typically $3 to $15, depending on the volume which includes it costs manufacturers, known as O.E.M.’s, less to design software for Windows Embedded than for other operating systems.To facilitate device makers to design more attractive user interface, they allow designers to use existing Microsoft tools, such as its Expressions Web design software and Visual Studio programming environment, to make the menus, buttons and other features of a device.
