Are you a maker? Have you always wanted to showcase that million dollar idea of yours? Are you ready to build something innovative? Are you ready to take your idea to next level and show the world your new invention?

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In previous versions of IoT-Core, you just used the Authentication Mode-None when deploying and debugging an app from Visual Studio. This has changed a little so this blog is just a short note about the configuration for deploying a Universal Windows App from Visual Studio to an Windows 10 IoT-Core device.

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  The new Microsoft Band 2 incorporates 11 sensor which includes the usual GPS, heart rate, and step sensors needed for health monitoring but also included are some hidden features that make this embedded platform ideal for other activities. I am not going to get into the reviews, there are plenty of other bloggers out there for that. I do like the fact that is an open platform and you can write your own apps using Microsoft’ s published SDK for the Band 2. The Band SDK works with, and runs on your smart phone be it Android, Apple Phone or Windows Phone. You can write your app to run on one or all the targeted phones.You will need the Microsoft Health App initially installed on your phone as it will use this to connect and manage the features on the Band. The Band establishes a Bluetooth connection to your phone and basically acts as a head-end display unit and a sensor provider publishing data to the phone. You have several host development platform options available to write your app. You can use ...

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