This new DXPAK enables OEMs to create Windows CE-based devices that offer multimedia capabilities, including accelerated graphics, and streaming audio and video with full playback capabilities, delivered via the Web to applications ranging from game consoles and set-top terminals to factory-floor HMI devices.
The DXPAK will give developers access to DirectX technologies designed for Windows CE-based devices such as the MSN Web Companion Internet access device, Motorola`s DCT-5000+ advanced interactive digital set-top terminals and the Sega Dreamcast game console. In other devices where graphics performance is paramount, DirectX enables developers to get the maximum performance out of graphics chipsets. In Internet access devices, DirectX technologies will allow users to listen to audio in the MP3 or Windows Media Audio format, as well as view ASF/ASX-formatted videos.
"The DirectX capabilities will not only enable OEMs to create remarkable consumer devices, they will also be used in dedicated devices in the manufacturing, health-care, automotive and retail markets," says Don Chouinard, MM for Windows CE at Microsoft.
"Kiosks in retail stores and human-machine interface displays on the factory floor will use the streaming video support to enhance the capabilities of their products. In addition, patient data displays and in-car navigation systems will be able to offer high-speed graphics, wide I/O support, and network connectivity."
The DXPAK 1.0 has been shipped to all Microsoft Platform Builder 2.12 customers, and version 1.1 is expected to ship within the next four to six weeks.
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