Microsoft's Build 2014 kicks off tomorrow, but it's not just Windows Phones, tablets, Office or even the return of Clippy. Redmond has plans to bring its operating system, well, everywhere else. A Windows on Devices site has apparated into existence, mentioning robots, talking bears, the Internet of Things and Intel'sGalileo acting as developmental hardware. It looks like Microsoft's planning a charm offensive on the maker community, with the site linking out to a [video=youtube;jO3tK2ro09U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yu62StlsMY"]Big-styled[/URL]-- presumably Microsoft-powered -- [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO3tK2ro09U[/video] as well as Maker Faire. The first SDK will appear soon, (by the end of Spring 2014) with additional releases through out the year. Microsoft says it'll have a life-sized piano to show-off its Windows on Devices conceit and naturally, it reckons its cloud services will serve as the perfect online accompaniment.

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