ISN Digest # 0. Using sensors and optimizing power consumption in Windows 8 applications

We offer to the attention of the public about a new heading in the blog Intel - ISN Digest. In this section, we will publish links and brief annotations on documents that appear in the huge library of documents for developers on the Intel website . Selection of links, we will try to do thematic, dedicated to one or more related topics.

In the first digest, we will talk about programming applications for Windows 8 Metro, or rather, about the use of sensors and energy optimization.



Using the accelerometer in the Metro-applications Windows 8 and an example of the processing of tapping (translated into Russian)

Accelerometer is a hardware sensor that is now embedded in many portable devices. The area of ​​its application is extremely wide: movement tracking, tracking of falls, gesture recognition, etc. This article describes the use of an accelerometer in Windows 8 Metro applications. As an example, the processing of tapping on the edge of the device; In addition, the question of how to determine the direction of tapping, when it leads to a slight movement of the device, is being studied.



Touch support in Windows 8 Metro applications using C # (translation into Russian)

The article describes the implementation of touch input in Windows 8 Metro applications using the C # programming language in Visual Studio 11 development environment. It discusses the binding of touch input events using XAML and “base” code (C #) to create attractive user interfaces. As an example of the work of sensory input, a children's mathematical game is described. The article is intended for beginners who have never used touch input in their programs before.



Optimization of power consumption of applications under Windows 8 (translation into Russian)

The article describes the impact of applications on power consumption, lists metrics that should be considered when analyzing the energy efficiency of applications in standby mode, and also describes the Win32 APIs that can be used to optimize applications.

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