Microsoft Campus Tours - The Microsoft Home
- Posted: May 02, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- 73,408 Views
- 17 Comments
Download
How do I download the videos?
- To download, right click the file type you would like and pick “Save target as…” or “Save link as…”
Why should I download videos from Channel9?
- It's an easy way to save the videos you like locally.
- You can save the videos in order to watch them offline.
- If all you want is to hear the audio, you can download the MP3!
Which version should I choose?
- If you want to view the video on your PC, Xbox or Media Center, download the High Quality WMV file (this is the highest quality version we have available).
- If you'd like a lower bitrate version, to reduce the download time or cost, then choose the Medium Quality WMV file.
- If you have a Zune, WP7, iPhone, iPad, or iPod device, choose the low or medium MP4 file.
- If you just want to hear the audio of the video, choose the MP3 file.
Right click “Save as…”
- High Quality WMV (PC, Xbox, MCE)
- MP3 (Audio only)
- Mid Quality WMV (Lo-band, Mobile)
- High Quality MP4 (iPad, PC)
- MP4 (iPod, Zune HD)
Steve Clayton and Flora Goldthwaite give us an exclusive tour of The Microsoft Home.
The Microsoft Home, located on the Redmond campus in the Executive Briefing Center, is an envisioning of the family home in the very near future where connected experiences and devices take their next logical steps and beyond.
First opened in 1994, The Microsoft Home is maintained by a group of researchers under Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Craig Mundie, and is updated regularly.
Unfortunately The Microsoft Home is not open to the public but Channel 9 was given special permission to film a sneak-peak tour for this episode of Microsoft Campus Tours.
Comments Closed
Comments have been closed since this content was published more than 30 days ago, but if you'd like to continue the conversation,
please create a new thread in our Forums,
or
Contact Us and let us know.
Follow the Discussion
I would buy the charging plate and the screen that you showed the music library on today. Make it run on a PC and display on my TV. MS needs to realize that this stuff is not 10-15 years out; it's more like 5 years out. The amount of "web-enabled" TVs is proof of this. Make it so I can use a WP7/Win8 tablet to control everything.
Can you guyz adopt me into Microsoft Home
So Awesome ! Would love the digital wallpaper. One can NEVER have too much screen real estate !
That digital wallpaper is by far my favorite thing. I would love to have that in my office. I'm constantly watching videos while I'm working, and it would be so awesome to be completely immersed. Or perhaps, I can show what I'm working on people don't have to come around my desk to see it. I can't wait for it to come on the market!
OMG! AWESOME : O
Neat, but a I was hoping for a bit more NUI. More touch, motion, and voice. I'd rather take my phone and watch off and then go to another surface to view the information, standing at the front door is not natural. However going to the fridge to start dinner and having my medical stats on the island counter top or fridge door is a gentle reminder of health concerns. Actually, a portable "my dashboard" that recognizes you and follows you around the house, is exactly what I want. This way I can read Facebook updates, read a book, or/and message friends while privately going to the potty (we all know we play with our phones during number 2). Just walk around the house and your credentials follow you. Touch any screen surface to access it and listen your favorite playlist from the game room, bedroom, or kitchen. You could also have locking capabilities when going into rooms you shouldn't. If a brother enters sisters room it would be neat if the screen wallpaper flared red with "Intruder alert, Intruder alert."
It would also be useful if the doors could have the persons most recent status update on the outside and on the inside have a to-do list. This way it's a reminder to the family and a way for them to communicate. All doors should have a two way camera and speaker port so that the image can be projected to the inside of the door (one way only).
I'm sure this has all been thought of before but there is a lot more we could be doing at this time. I'm an energizer bunny with future Microsoft Home requirements, so I'll stop here before I get yelled at for typing to much.
@Tevyn: These are some interesting ideas. The Microsoft Home is updated periodically and I'm sure we'll see more NUI in future demos. I've asked if we can film follow-up tours as the Home is updated.
@spivonious: I think the "10-15 years out" is a reference to when the technology becomes mainstream/common place as opposed to simply possible or available.
Will it work with Apple stuff?
Oh my god. I gotta go grab a napkin and clean up now.
thanks to Nic and team for inviting me to shoot the video with Flora. If you're interested in other spaces and places across Microsoft Campus, check out www.microsoft.com/next where we're dedicating the week to places
I mean the same thing. New TVs now pretty much all include access to Netflix, Pandora, and Youtube. 5 years from now, Apple or Google will have duplicated the things in the MS Home and MS will be forced to play catch-up yet again. Why wait for the market? Make the market come to you.
@spivonious: I think we're on the same page.
Videos not working.
So i need silverlight to watch this? really?
No thanks
@anon:Nope, you can also watch it in a HTML 5 capable browser that can play h.264 video (IE9, Safari, Chrome) or you can click one of the many video links to watch it in an external player.
Why the hell doesn't Microsoft ship this stuff?!?
Are you going to wait for Apple to make the move first?
I would buy all of this!
Wow.... this is great
Remove this comment
Remove this thread
close