tag:,2009:/1/tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242- 2009-11-23T19:51:51Z Comments for Windows Live for TV: Social Networking and VoIP From Your Sofa Movable Type 4.23-en tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242 2007-01-05T02:56:14Z 2007-12-16T23:16:41Z Windows Live for TV: Social Networking and VoIP From Your Sofa Interesting development from Microsoft - and one that makes perfect sense given their media device strengths (a.k.a. stranglehold over the OS). Microsoft has released a Windows Live for TV beta. The project is code-named "Orbit" and it is built on the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Windows Live for TV will connect people via a Vista... Richard MacManus http://www.readwriteweb.com windows liveInteresting development from Microsoft - and one that makes perfect sense given their media device strengths (a.k.a. stranglehold over the OS). Microsoft has released a Windows Live for TV beta. The project is code-named "Orbit" and it is built on the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Windows Live for TV will connect people via a Vista PC (with IE browser) or Windows Vista Media Center, which is shaping up to be Microsoft's linchpin Internet connection device for the living room. According to the official blog:

"Windows Live for TV is an early beta 3D browser application that makes it easy to connect to your social network as well as friends and family from within Vista Media Center or IE7.0.  You're be able to view the best of Windows Live Spaces and communicate with Friends and Family over Windows Live Messenger 8.1 with voice & text chat as well as make a phone call."

]]> Right now you need to sign up for a trial account - and some features are either not yet available, potentially buggy, or US-only. Not to mention that it requires Vista, which is still very early in its release cycle. But the signs are promising for Windows Live for TV, as it potentially takes social networking from the PC to the TV; plus features like free VoIP calls from your sofa are sure to be a hit, in the long term.

If any R/WW readers have checked out Windows Live for TV yet, please leave a comment describing your experience.

]]> tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242-comment:41804 Comment from Nigel Parker on 2007-01-04 Nigel Parker http://blogs.msdn.com/nigel If you want to learn more about MSFT's digital strategy check out Bill G's pre-conference keynote at CES in a couple of days.

Niall Ginsbourg an Aussie Media Center developer also has a good blog about this stuff http://mobilewares.spaces.live.com - Niall has built a similar application for interacting with Flickr through a Vista Media Center. This is something that I have been running at home for some time -http://www.mobilewares.net/mce/bpscreens.htm

]]> 2007-01-05T04:16:02Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242-comment:41805 Comment from Nathan Weinberg on 2007-01-04 Nathan Weinberg http://google.blognewschannel.com/ Screencast, if you're interested:

http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/archives/2007/01/05/windows-live-for-tv-screencast/

]]> 2007-01-05T04:50:58Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242-comment:41806 Comment from Emre Sokullu on 2007-01-04 Emre Sokullu http://emresokullu.com This is big news, seems like Microsoft is on something really big.

]]> 2007-01-05T05:40:25Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242-comment:41807 Comment from elvirs on 2007-01-04 elvirs http://webtakip.blogspot.com the story broke turkish blogs yesterday:)
emre, do you read webtakip.blogspot.com?

]]> 2007-01-05T07:59:31Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.5242-comment:41808 Comment from vps hosting on 2007-01-05 vps hosting http://www.bodhost.com/ Social Networking is now the latest trend, almost all the major search engines have been contributing equally.

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