Windows 8 Embedded Technical Preview In the Works for Q1 2012

We might not see the Windows 8 Final release before the second half of 2012, but Microsoft is planning to release the Technical Preview of Windows 8 Embedded Operating System next year,as early as the first quarter of 2012, Winrumors reports.

This embedded version of Windows 8 operating system is tailor made for special kinds of devices like the kiosks, medical products, construction machinery and other such devices and not the usual desktops or laptops.This operating system like the general version of Windows 8 will support X86 and ARM based processors.Though there are no details available about the Windows 8 Embedded Operating System but it is said to be supporting different kinds of user interfaces.So it would feature Touch Screens as well as Speech Recognition Feature.

The embedded edition of Windows 8 will be fully compatible with  all Windows Application and will be as powerful as the Windows 8 desktop operating system.The Final version of Windows 8 Embedded Operating System will be released after the official launch of Regular Windows 8 Operating System which is expected in the Q3 2012.