New Windows 8.1 APIs Reference

New Windows 8.1 APIs - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182410.aspx

Devices

• Point of Service
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#two
  • supports barcode scanners and magnetic stripe readers
• USB - for devices to don't have an in-box driver - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#three
• HID - Human Interface Devices (using Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, USB, or I2C
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#one
  • Keyboards, pointing devices, front-panel swtiches such as knobs and sliders, data glove, steering wheels, …
• WiFi Direct
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182884.aspx#seven
  • Wi-Fi Direct is a high bandwidth transport which uses the same range as Wi-Fi. It’s great for multimedia sharing or high-performance, connected games
• Bluetooth
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#four
  • access to the Bluetooth BR/EDR and Bluetooth LE transports

User Interface

• Speech Synthesis
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#four
  • Text to speech

Graphics and media

• WebGL
  • https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/build-3D-City-using-eb6f375b
  • Web GL support which mean that you could build a 3D app or game easily and without using any game engines or direct X.
• 3D Printing
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#printer
  • send 3D content to a printer from an app in Windows 8.1

• Scanning
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182882.aspx#scanning
  • Scanning support for Windows 8.1 apps

Comms and data

• HTTP
  • New HTTP Client API - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182884.aspx#one
  • For Windows apps that connect to HTTP and Representational State Transfer (REST) web services.
  • HTTP Request filters - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182884.aspx#two
• Contacts
• Appointments
• PDF

Fundamentals

• Diagnostics
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/bg182889.aspx#two
  • Mixed-language debugging, edit and continue for 64 bit managed apps, async debug improvements, …