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Windows Embedded 8 Handheld (Handheld 8)

2/18/2014

Windows Embedded 8 Handheld, based on the Windows Phone 8 core platform, is designed for use in small industrial Point of Service (POS) devices. The platform provides a new WinRT Point of Service programming interface for modern applications to access POS peripheral devices, such as a barcode scanner and magnetic stripe reader (MSR). The programming interface provides a vendor-neutral interface for developers to access POS devices from various manufacturers from their modern applications.

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Windows.Devices.PointOfService namespace

Microsoft.Embedded.Devices.Enumeration namespace

Use an emulator to simulate a barcode scanner

Employee apps