Microsoft built a Windows 10 IoT-powered air hockey table

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Published on August 15, 2015

published on August 15, 2015

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Last week, Microsoft introduced Windows 10 IoT Core — a new edition of Windows 10 geared towards small, embedded devices that may or may not have screens. Windows 10 IoT Core does not have a shell experience. Instead, developers can write a Universal app that acts as the interface for the device. To demonstrate Windows 10 IoT Core, Microsoft build a robotic air-hockey table.
For those wondering, IoT stands for Internet of Things, designed to allow small devices to connect to each other and utilize the internet to exchange data. Windows 10 IoT is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 2 and the MinnowBoard Max, two tiny computers that are quite popular with small device makers.
“IoT core designed to have a low barrier to entry and make it easy to build professional grade devices. It’s designed to work with a variety of open source languages and works well with Visual Studio,” Microsoft stated in an official blog post. You can watch the air-hockey table in action below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.