Windows 10: Introducing Emoji8

Brink · Nov 16, 2018

How can I make machine learning fun and approachable for my non-tech-savvy friends and family? How can I make an app that maximizes the usage of my Windows 10 hardware? How can I test out my craziest facial expressions and get them scored by science?

Emoji8, now available for free in the Microsoft Store and open-sourced on GitHub, can answer all of these questions and more!

 What is Emoji8?

Emoji8 is sample UWP application that uses Windows Machine Learning to evaluate your facial expressions while you imitate a random selection of emojis. The app takes in a video feed from your computer’s webcam and evaluates the images with the FER+ Emotion Recognition model version 1.2 locally on your machine. You can tweet a gif summarizing your best scoring pics when you have an internet connection and continue playing even when you don’t have one!

This app will give you a great end-to-end example of how you can use the Windows ML APIs to create simple yet magical experiences.

Getting Started

To download Emoji8 from the Store, make sure you’re using the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

To start playing with its open-source code, make sure Visual Studio 2017 (Version 15.7.4 or newer) is installed with the Windows 10 SDK Build 17763.

Providing Feedback

Because Emoji8 is open-source, we highly encourage the community to submit any PRs with changes or enhancements.

 Staying Informed

To stay up to date with Emoji8 news, follow @killianqueue on Twitter!
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Source: Introducing Emoji8 - Windows Developer Blog

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MikeMurphy · Nov 16, 2018

Valve Announces Mobile Steam App, Closed Beta Now Available to iOS and Android

This is the first step. The next step is introducing some free gaming content. Then, offer some priced content.

Should be interesting.

Brink · Nov 16, 2018

Introducing Microsoft To-Do - now available in Preview

Today we’re excited to introduce a new, intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day. Say hello to Microsoft To-Do—now available in Preview.

To-Do comes from the team behind the Wunderlist app, and delivers a smarter, more personal and intuitive way to help people stay organized and get the most out of every day. Powered by Office 365 integration and an intelligent algorithm, it is the first step on our journey to simplify task management and help you achieve more.

All your to-dos in one place

To-Do helps you create a list for anything—for work, home projects or just your groceries. You can keep track of deadlines by adding reminders, due dates and notes, and personalize each list with colourful themes. You can access your lists from anywhere with the To-Do apps for iPhone, Android phone, Windows 10 devices and the web.

Plan your day with Intelligent Suggestions

Managing your to-dos and lists can sometimes take as much effort as completing them. To-Do helps you focus and plan your day from the moment you open the app. Every morning, your My Day list starts out with a clean slate, allowing you to be more intentional about what you want to get done.

You can also tap Intelligent Suggestions for ideas on what’s most important. Just tap the lightbulb, and you’ll see any to-dos from the day before, what’s due or upcoming, and other helpful suggestions based on To-Do’s smart algorithm. Just add the ones you want to get done to My Day.

Integration with Microsoft Office

To-Do is built on Office 365, which in coming months will enable the product to be even more useful in more places. Our first integration with Outlook makes it easy to stay on top of your Outlook Tasks from anywhere. It will automatically sync your Tasks with To-Do, and allow you to access and manage them across devices.

As the only task management app built on an enterprise cloud, To-Do offers the advanced security that our Office 365 customers expect. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and To-Do is served out of our hyper-scale, global network of data centers. For commercial users, IT professionals can now enable the To-Do Preview through the Office 365 admin center.

What’s next

Today’s To-Do Preview would not have been possible without the support and input of Wunderlist fans over the last six years. In the coming months, we’ll bring more of the favorite elements of Wunderlist into the To-Do experience, adding features such as list sharing, apps for Mac, iPad and Android tablet, as well as additional integrations with other Microsoft services. Once we are confident that we have incorporated the best of Wunderlist into To-Do, we will retire Wunderlist. While the name and icon may change, the team that brought you Wunderlist continues on. We look forward to making To-Do even more useful, intuitive and personal.

Get Microsoft To-Do Preview for iPhone, Android, Windows and the web today.

We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on what you think would make To-Do even better. You can talk to us via our in-app contact form, on UserVoice, Twitter or on Facebook.

—Ori Artman
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Source: Introducing Microsoft To-Do - now available in Preview - Office Blogs

RickDStik · Nov 16, 2018

AM2 users club

Hmm C1E stepping introduced from AMD yesterday ... 65nm here we come

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