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Currently, you have two choices for watching a movie at home: you can either stream the movie (if available), or you can buy/rent the DVD, which allows you to experience extra features such as commentary. Here at Microsoft, we're trying to create a system that allows you to have the full DVD…

Currently, you have two choices for watching a movie at home: you can either stream the movie (if available), or you can buy/rent the DVD, which allows you to experience extra features such as commentary. Here at Microsoft, we're trying to create a system that allows you to have the full DVD…

Part II in our "Channel 9 in the Dark" series is a look at how Microsoft streams an experience via IIS and Silverlight across devices. This video shows the experience of streaming Silverlight on Windows Phone 7, Nokia Series 60, and even on an iPhone. No, we're not announcing…

While at NAB this year, Alex Zambelli showed us 3D streaming with Smooth Streaming. NAB this year was all about 3D and we had several announcements of our own for that. It's only a matter of time until Channel 9 is in 3D. Also announced at NAB this year was IIS Media Services 4.0…

So, it's the end of Monday here in Las Vegas, and I've already got Thursday voice. I wish I could explain with a great Vegas story involving cigars and bourbon, but it's actually a nasty virus from my three year old that's been hammering me for a couple of weeks. So I'm skipping the Akamai shindig…

Okay, as promised here's the actual location of the Compressionist Party tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21.It's at the Encore at Wynn (aka "Wynn Encore" and "Encore Las Vegas") Tower Suite 1805.As promised 6-9 pm. There should be some beverages and light snacks.RSVP isn't required, but…

I was out sick last week, and I’m not emotionally prepared to admit that NAB is next week. But it shall be, and once again, I shall be there. Compressionist Party: Tuesday, April 21st, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm And, as many of you have emailed me to ask about, yes, we’ll be doing the Compressionist Party…

I've always called my annual compressionists party something like the "Ben Waggoner Compressionist's Party" but David Sayed from the Expression Encoder team suggests the much better name of the "Secret Compressionist's Ball"Better yet, he's got a couple of video interviews from…

Yes, in fact, he DID say dodecahedron! The whiz kids over at Immersive Media have created a camera that records omnidirectional video. What's that? Well, omnidirectional digital video captures a full-motion spherical world, simultaneously in every direction. I could explain it further but…

I've always been a huge advocate of making the most of your television watching experience. It looks as though the folks over at  Microsoft MediaRoom agree with me. MediaRoom is more than Microsoft IPTV with a brand-new name, as it adds new features like personal media…