Channel 9 - Entries tagged with SkyTV Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with SkyTV http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/skytv Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/skytv en Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:03 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:03 GMT Rev9 3 1 25 Feel the Rain As If You Were There, With Europe’s First 3D TV Channel Here in the UK, Sky used Golf’s Ryder Cup to launch Europe’s first 3D TV channel, unsurprisingly named Sky 3D. The tournament itself was a bit of a wash out (although a gripping end saw the Cup retained by the Europeans) with heavy rain limiting much of the action. Still, goggle-eyed viewers had the chance to view undulating greens, wide open fairways and a more than healthy amount of raindrops failing from the moody Welsh skies. 

3D is all the rage right now, with millions of marketing dollars being employed to convince to you switch your TV and Blu-ray player and pop on those 3D glasses every night. Right now, I wonder just how much of the noise is translating into sales, but of course, that conversion will almost certainly be driven by content.

Certainly Sky believe that Sport is a big winner in 3D, with Golf, Football and Rugby on offer in the new format. That’s a view shared by ESPN in the US, who have launched their own 3D Sports Channel showing College Football. DirecTV, Channel + and Discovery Channel have all announced plans to launch 3D Channels in the next 12 months.

That said, it still feels like it’s a little early for the 3D revolution, but with a lot more TV, Movie and Gaming content on the way, I wonder just how long it’ll be before you upgrade? 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Feel-the-Rain-As-If-You-Were-There-With-Europes-First-3D-TV-Channel Here in the UK, Sky used Golf’s Ryder Cup to launch Europe’s first 3D TV channel, unsurprisingly named Sky 3D. The tournament itself was a bit of a wash out (although a gripping end saw the Cup retained by the Europeans) with heavy rain limiting much of the action. Still, goggle-eyed viewers had the chance to view undulating greens, wide open fairways and a more than healthy amount of raindrops failing from the moody Welsh skies.  3D is all the rage right now, with millions of marketing dollars being employed to convince to you switch your TV and Blu-ray player and pop on those 3D glasses every night. Right now, I wonder just how much of the noise is translating into sales, but of course, that conversion will almost certainly be driven by content. Certainly Sky believe that Sport is a big winner in 3D, with Golf, Football and Rugby on offer in the new format. That’s a view shared by ESPN in the US, who have launched their own 3D Sports Channel showing College Football. DirecTV, Channel + and Discovery Channel have all announced plans to launch 3D Channels in the next 12 months. That said, it still feels like it’s a little early for the 3D revolution, but with a lot more TV, Movie and Gaming content on the way, I wonder just how long it’ll be before you upgrade?    http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Feel-the-Rain-As-If-You-Were-There-With-Europes-First-3D-TV-Channel Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:41:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Feel-the-Rain-As-If-You-Were-There-With-Europes-First-3D-TV-Channel Terry Walsh Terry Walsh 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Feel-the-Rain-As-If-You-Were-There-With-Europes-First-3D-TV-Channel/RSS 3D SkyTV TV Kinect for Xbox 360 + Sky Player Brings Minority Report-Style TV That Little Bit Closer As a keen gamer, I have to say I’m really looking forward to picking up Kinect for Xbox 360. No doubt you’ll have already heard about how you’ll be able to control the Xbox Dashboard and play games entirely through motion, using your body as the controller, and there’s already a library of games building up ahead of November’s launch that you can check out. 

But if they sound like a little too much hard work, or if you’re not a gamer, then even couch potatoes are in for a treat. Here in the UK, Microsoft and Sky have announced that Sky Player will be fully compatible with Kinect. 32 Live TV channels and over 100 on demand movies will be available with a wave of the hand.

Kinect can also be controlled by voice, allowing you to pause, fast forward, rewind and play TV with voice commands. Now, say after me, “Kinect, Play Sky Sports.” Better still, “Kinect, Make Liverpool Beat Arsenal”. Now that’s the kind of control I want to see in Kinect 2.0.

 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Kinect-for-Xbox-360--Sky-Player-Brings-Minority-Report-Style-TV-That-Little-Bit-Closer As a keen gamer, I have to say I’m really looking forward to picking up Kinect for Xbox 360. No doubt you’ll have already heard about how you’ll be able to control the Xbox Dashboard and play games entirely through motion, using your body as the controller, and there’s already a library of games building up ahead of November’s launch that you can check out.  But if they sound like a little too much hard work, or if you’re not a gamer, then even couch potatoes are in for a treat. Here in the UK, Microsoft and Sky have announced that Sky Player will be fully compatible with Kinect. 32 Live TV channels and over 100 on demand movies will be available with a wave of the hand. Kinect can also be controlled by voice, allowing you to pause, fast forward, rewind and play TV with voice commands. Now, say after me, “Kinect, Play Sky Sports.” Better still, “Kinect, Make Liverpool Beat Arsenal”. Now that’s the kind of control I want to see in Kinect 2.0.     http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Kinect-for-Xbox-360--Sky-Player-Brings-Minority-Report-Style-TV-That-Little-Bit-Closer Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:48:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Kinect-for-Xbox-360--Sky-Player-Brings-Minority-Report-Style-TV-That-Little-Bit-Closer Terry Walsh Terry Walsh 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Kinect-for-Xbox-360--Sky-Player-Brings-Minority-Report-Style-TV-That-Little-Bit-Closer/RSS Kinect SkyTV Xbox 360 sky Ping 34: Family Guy & Windows 7, Microsoft fights crimes with COFEE, Video Maps, SkyTV on Xbox
Family Guy teams up with Windows 7
Microsoft fights crimes
SkyTV coming to UK Xboxes
Video Maps of the future- cool stuff!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-34-Family-Guy--Windows-7-Microsoft-fights-crimes-with-COFEE-Video-Maps-SkyTV-on-Xbox Clint Rutkas joined Ping again this week and he did a GREAT job! He brought with him a bunch of stories that had 'Softies everywhere buzzing:Family Guy teams up with Windows 7Microsoft fights crimesSkyTV coming to UK XboxesVideo Maps of the future- cool stuff! 725 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-34-Family-Guy--Windows-7-Microsoft-fights-crimes-with-COFEE-Video-Maps-SkyTV-on-Xbox Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:22:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-34-Family-Guy--Windows-7-Microsoft-fights-crimes-with-COFEE-Video-Maps-SkyTV-on-Xbox Laura Foy Laura Foy 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-34-Family-Guy--Windows-7-Microsoft-fights-crimes-with-COFEE-Video-Maps-SkyTV-on-Xbox/RSS COFEE Family Guy SkyTV Video Maps Windows 7 Xbox