Introducing Smart Device Extensions and the .NET Compact Framework

The Smart Device Extensions for Visual Studio .NET provide an environment for the development of .NET applications targeted to Pocket PC, Windows CE .NET, and other smart devices. In this case study, author Tony Loton provides advice on installing and configuring the Smart Device Extensions Beta 1, and discusses the relationship between these Visual Studio .NET extensions and the .NET Compact Framework APIs. He offers a simple but interesting first application that may be deployed to a real device, and also introduces some ideas for novel speech--based applications ideally suited to the smart device platform.