After a good night in Hereford at the Smart Devs User Group and my presentation at DDDNorth
Here are the links from my presentation and some from questions asked:
Gadgeteer: http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/
Signal-R: http://www.asp.net/signalr/
Web API: http://www.asp.net/web-api
The Signal-R chat example can be found at: http://www.asp.net/signalr/overview/getting-started/tutorial-getting-started-with-signalr
Windows Azure Pricing Calculator : http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/?scenario=full
Signal-R Scaleout using Service bus, SQL Server or Redis: http://www.asp.net/signalr/overview/performance-and-scaling/scaleout-in-signalr
The Windows Azure Training Kit: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/other-resources/training-kit/
Gadgeteer Modules: http://proto-pic.co.uk/categories/development-boards/net.html
Fex Spider Starter Kit: http://proto-pic.co.uk/fez-spider-starter-kit/
In addition to these links I have more from my presentation at the DareDevs user group in Warrington
It is possible to drive a larger display from Gadgeteer using a VGA adapter. You use this the same way that the Display-T35 works using the SimpleGraphics interface for example.
VB eBook - Learn to Program with Visual Basic and Gadgeteer
Fez Cerberus Tinker Kit: https://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/455