Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Video Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Video http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/video 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/video en Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:06 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:06 GMT Rev9 96 4 25 Introducing the Photos app for Windows 8 The Windows 8 Photos app introduces a new way to enjoy more of your photos. We realize the myriad places you have to go to see all of your photos, so we decided to bring them all to you in one place. Because you can connect your Microsoft account to services like Facebook and Flickr, you can get to all of your photos and all of those memories just by signing in to Windows 8 with your Microsoft account. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/26/introducing-the-photos-app-for-windows-8.aspx

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Introducing-the-Photos-app-for-Windows-8 The Windows 8 Photos app introduces a new way to enjoy more of your photos. We realize the myriad places you have to go to see all of your photos, so we decided to bring them all to you in one place. Because you can connect your Microsoft account to services like Facebook and Flickr, you can get to all of your photos and all of those memories just by signing in to Windows 8 with your Microsoft account. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/26/introducing-the-photos-app-for-windows-8.aspx 213 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Introducing-the-Photos-app-for-Windows-8 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:27:01 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Introducing-the-Photos-app-for-Windows-8 Roxanne Beaver Roxanne Beaver 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Introducing-the-Photos-app-for-Windows-8/rss Photos Video pictures Windows 8 IE9 HTML5 Video and Site Pinning As part of the recent MSDN Unplugged event I presented around New Zealand demonstrating some of the new features of IE9 and emerging HTML5 capabilities.

This video shows how fast IE9 is using hardware acceleration for Canvas, SVG and video and compares to other browsers Firefox 4 RC, Chrome 10 and Chrome 12 canary builds.

This video introduces site pinning in IE9 and HTML5 video and shows you how to apply it in your web applications.

I have published a full description of the demos and links at http://bit.ly/dF0b6I

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jafa/IE9-HTML5-Video-and-Site-Pinning As part of the recent MSDN Unplugged event I presented around New Zealand demonstrating some of the new features of IE9 and emerging HTML5 capabilities. This video shows how fast IE9 is using hardware acceleration for Canvas, SVG and video and compares to other browsers Firefox 4 RC, Chrome 10 and Chrome 12 canary builds. This video introduces site pinning in IE9 and HTML5 video and shows you how to apply it in your web applications. I have published a full description of the demos and links at http://bit.ly/dF0b6I   2547 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jafa/IE9-HTML5-Video-and-Site-Pinning Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:53:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jafa/IE9-HTML5-Video-and-Site-Pinning Nigel Nigel 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Jafa/IE9-HTML5-Video-and-Site-Pinning/RSS ASP.NET MVC 3 Azure Chrome Firefox HTML 5 HTML5 IE9 MSDN Unplugged Video Xbox Kinect – It’s Not Just About the Games We’re only a month away from the launch of Xbox Kinect, and whilst a huge amount has been written about some of the kick ass, motion-controlled games that are coming down the line (Kinect Adventures is definitely my favourite), there’s another really cool feature that hasn’t has as much limelight – live video chat.

Xbox LIVE Video Kinect (to give it its full name) allows you to chat via the Kinect’s video camera with friends who are also using Kinect, or on Windows Live Messenger. It includes an Auto-Zoom Focus which instantly finds you and follows you around the room (if you’re moving about) so you’re always in frame. Kinect’s integrated microphone means that there’s no headset required too.

When you go into the Video Kinect menu, you’ll be shown a list of your friends who have recently been online. Some will also be on Kinect, others on Windows Live Messenger, but you’ll see an integrated list.

Once you’re chatting with a friend, you can choose to watch a video together, which will open up in a separate box on screen – you can choose Movies, Sports, News and Music videos all from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.

Video Chat on the TV used to be the stuff of science fiction, but next month, it’s all yours. Check out Video Kinect in action.

 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Xbox-Kinect--Its-Not-Just-About-the-Games We’re only a month away from the launch of Xbox Kinect, and whilst a huge amount has been written about some of the kick ass, motion-controlled games that are coming down the line (Kinect Adventures is definitely my favourite), there’s another really cool feature that hasn’t has as much limelight – live video chat. Xbox LIVE Video Kinect (to give it its full name) allows you to chat via the Kinect’s video camera with friends who are also using Kinect, or on Windows Live Messenger. It includes an Auto-Zoom Focus which instantly finds you and follows you around the room (if you’re moving about) so you’re always in frame. Kinect’s integrated microphone means that there’s no headset required too. When you go into the Video Kinect menu, you’ll be shown a list of your friends who have recently been online. Some will also be on Kinect, others on Windows Live Messenger, but you’ll see an integrated list. Once you’re chatting with a friend, you can choose to watch a video together, which will open up in a separate box on screen – you can choose Movies, Sports, News and Music videos all from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Video Chat on the TV used to be the stuff of science fiction, but next month, it’s all yours. Check out Video Kinect in action.     http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Xbox-Kinect--Its-Not-Just-About-the-Games Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:04:46 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Xbox-Kinect--Its-Not-Just-About-the-Games Terry Walsh Terry Walsh 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Xbox-Kinect--Its-Not-Just-About-the-Games/RSS Kinect Video Windows Live Messenger Xbox 360 Major Update for Fav Media Center Plugin, TunerFreeMCE The popular Windows Media Center plugin, TunerFreeMCE, has been updated in a release the developer, Martin Millmore, is calling a “major” upgrade. The new plugin is now Windows 7-only, forgoing Vista support in order to allow for the numerous improvements it includes.

Vista users can continue to use the older version of the plugin, though. The developer says that two-thirds of the plugin’s users are on Windows 7, so he made the decision to make improvements the majority can enjoy.

So what’s new in this release?  Things users have been asking for, including:

  • A new popup screen for managing the TV programs, allowing you to play the program, set a timer recording to record other showings of the program if you have a TV tuner configured, and if the program supports it you can add it to a playlist or download it (the last two work for BBC WMV programs, but not flash).
  • When playing flash content, sometimes the mouse didn't click in the right place. Now you can mode the cursor round the screen with the remote by pressing the cursor keys, and OK to click. This allows you to play even the most troublesome programs.
  • The interface is now touchscreen enabled, so if you have a touchscreen media center you can easily navigate through the screens.
  • Plugins are now directly available within the application. When you go to preferences you will see a list of plugins. When you pick one, the system will take care of installing and updating it to keep you up to date with your favorite content.
  • MSN has been removed. This is because there is now a native media center app to support MSN.
  • Improved memory management - only one instance of TunerFreeMCE will be active at any one time

If you’ve never tried TunerFreeMCE before, I recommend checking it out. It’s a great plugin for watching streaming Internet video on your PC and Media Center extender, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five for UK users and Hulu support for US users. Believe it or not, the plugin is actually free. However, donations are accepted.

(via Ian Dixon)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Major-Update-for-Fav-Media-Center-Plugin-TunerFreeMCE The popular Windows Media Center plugin, TunerFreeMCE, has been updated in a release the developer, Martin Millmore, is calling a “major” upgrade. The new plugin is now Windows 7-only, forgoing Vista support in order to allow for the numerous improvements it includes. Vista users can continue to use the older version of the plugin, though. The developer says that two-thirds of the plugin’s users are on Windows 7, so he made the decision to make improvements the majority can enjoy. So what’s new in this release?  Things users have been asking for, including: A new popup screen for managing the TV programs, allowing you to play the program, set a timer recording to record other showings of the program if you have a TV tuner configured, and if the program supports it you can add it to a playlist or download it (the last two work for BBC WMV programs, but not flash). When playing flash content, sometimes the mouse didn't click in the right place. Now you can mode the cursor round the screen with the remote by pressing the cursor keys, and OK to click. This allows you to play even the most troublesome programs. The interface is now touchscreen enabled, so if you have a touchscreen media center you can easily navigate through the screens. Plugins are now directly available within the application. When you go to preferences you will see a list of plugins. When you pick one, the system will take care of installing and updating it to keep you up to date with your favorite content. MSN has been removed. This is because there is now a native media center app to support MSN. Improved memory management - only one instance of TunerFreeMCE will be active at any one time If you’ve never tried TunerFreeMCE before, I recommend checking it out. It’s a great plugin for watching streaming Internet video on your PC and Media Center extender, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five for UK users and Hulu support for US users. Believe it or not, the plugin is actually free. However, http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Major-Update-for-Fav-Media-Center-Plugin-TunerFreeMCE Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:53:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Major-Update-for-Fav-Media-Center-Plugin-TunerFreeMCE Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Major-Update-for-Fav-Media-Center-Plugin-TunerFreeMCE/RSS Media Center Media Center PC Video Windows Media Center plugin MCE Plugins Plug-in Cinnafilm at NAB Cinnafilm to learn about their Pixel Strings GPU Engine and their Dark Energy software, some very cool image processing technology for film and video processing.
You can see some samples of what their software does here.

Note: The titles in the interview are slightly incorrect - in my rush to get this out, I mistyped Chris and Don's titles.  They are actually CTO and VP, Media & Entertainment, respectively. - MSS 4/20/2010 ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Communicating/Cinnafilm-at-NAB At NAB Michael Scherotter sat down with Chris Gorman (CTO) and Don Levy (VP, Media & Entertainment) from Cinnafilm to learn about their Pixel Strings GPU Engine and their Dark Energy software, some very cool image processing technology for film and video processing. You can see some samples of what their software does here. Note: The titles in the interview are slightly incorrect - in my rush to get this out, I mistyped Chris and Don's titles.  They are actually CTO and VP, Media & Entertainment, respectively. - MSS 4/20/2010 959 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Communicating/Cinnafilm-at-NAB Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:31:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Communicating/Cinnafilm-at-NAB Michael S. Scherotter Michael S. Scherotter 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Communicating/Cinnafilm-at-NAB/RSS Video Videos Vidizmo - Nadeem Khan, President, Vidizmo talks about technology, roadmap and Microsoft partnership VIDIZMO empowers you to create and deliver SCORM compliant live and on-demand interactive rich media presentations. Vidizmo delivers live broadcasts for training, learning, knowledge compliance, workforce development and corporate communication. Vidizmo uses Silverlight to capture live presentations, lectures, in-person trainings, sales presentations in interactive rich media format and reuse them later.
in this video ashish jamiman talks to Nadeem Khan, president, Vidizmo about Vidizmo product, technology and roadmap.
for more information:
http://www.vidizmo.com
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ashishjaiman/Vidizmo-Nadeem-Khan-President-Vidizmo-talks-about-technology-roadmap-and-Microsoft-partnership VIDIZMO empowers you to create and deliver SCORM compliant live and on-demand interactive rich media presentations. Vidizmo delivers live broadcasts for training, learning, knowledge compliance, workforce development and corporate communication. Vidizmo uses Silverlight to capture live presentations, lectures, in-person trainings, sales presentations in interactive rich media format and reuse them later. in this video ashish jamiman talks to Nadeem Khan, president, Vidizmo about Vidizmo product, technology and roadmap.for more information:http://www.vidizmo.com 390 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ashishjaiman/Vidizmo-Nadeem-Khan-President-Vidizmo-talks-about-technology-roadmap-and-Microsoft-partnership Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:36:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ashishjaiman/Vidizmo-Nadeem-Khan-President-Vidizmo-talks-about-technology-roadmap-and-Microsoft-partnership ashishjaiman ashishjaiman 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ashishjaiman/Vidizmo-Nadeem-Khan-President-Vidizmo-talks-about-technology-roadmap-and-Microsoft-partnership/RSS Azure Azure Platform SCORM Silverlight 4 Video Videos Silverlight TV 10: Jesse Liberty Explains the Hyper Video Project
You can read more about the SLHVP and download the code for it from this link.
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-10-Jesse-Liberty-Explains-the-Hyper-Video-Project The Silverlight Geek himself, Jesse Liberty, appears on Silverlight TV and explores the Silverlight Hyper Video Platform (SLHVP). Jesse explains how SLHVP got off the ground and how it has evolved into a successful open source project. He explains how MVVM, unit testing, MEF, and many other solid techniques are being used in SLHVP's development. Of course, he demonstrates how it works and how you can use it. You can read more about the SLHVP and download the code for it from this link. 1259 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-10-Jesse-Liberty-Explains-the-Hyper-Video-Project Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:39:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-10-Jesse-Liberty-Explains-the-Hyper-Video-Project John Papa John Papa 3 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-10-Jesse-Liberty-Explains-the-Hyper-Video-Project/RSS MVVM Silverlight 4 Video Fabrikam Jets - Integrating Codename "Dallas" with AppFabric Access Control AppFabric Access Control (AC) can be used to provide identity federation, trust delegation, service authorization and integration with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), to control access to services based on Windows Azure.

In the demo, Fabrikam Jets uses the Dallas Portal, AC and ADFS to grant employees of Contoso Marketing access to Microsoft Codename "Dallas" at Fabrikam's expense, using Windows authentication, without exposing Fabrikam's Dallas account keys. It also shows how Fabrikam can revoke the privilege later.

The source code for this example is now available soon on this MSDN Code Gallery page.

Note: The example has been updated to work with the V1 version of AppFabric Access Control. There were two changes from the CTP version to V1 that made the update necessary: 1) V1 uses version 0.9 of the WRAP protocol, instead of version 0.8, and 2) the issuer name generated by V1 is the base URI of the STS endpoint for the service namespace, instead of the full URI. The screen cast has not yet been updated, and still shows the user providing the full URI of the STS endpoint as the key description, rather than the base URI. In all other respects, however, it remains accurate. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/JackGr/Fabrikam-Jets-Integrating-Codename-Dallas-with-AppFabric-Access-Control This screencast shows how AppFabric Access Control (AC) can be used to provide identity federation, trust delegation, service authorization and integration with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), to control access to services based on Windows Azure. In the demo, Fabrikam Jets uses the Dallas Portal, AC and ADFS to grant employees of Contoso Marketing access to Microsoft Codename "Dallas" at Fabrikam's expense, using Windows authentication, without exposing Fabrikam's Dallas account keys. It also shows how Fabrikam can revoke the privilege later. The source code for this example is now available soon on this MSDN Code Gallery page. Note: The example has been updated to work with the V1 version of AppFabric Access Control. There were two changes from the CTP version to V1 that made the update necessary: 1) V1 uses version 0.9 of the WRAP protocol, instead of version 0.8, and 2) the issuer name generated by V1 is the base URI of the STS endpoint for the service namespace, instead of the full URI. The screen cast has not yet been updated, and still shows the user providing the full URI of the STS endpoint as the key description, rather than the base URI. In all other respects, however, it remains accurate. 364 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/JackGr/Fabrikam-Jets-Integrating-Codename-Dallas-with-AppFabric-Access-Control Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:13:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/JackGr/Fabrikam-Jets-Integrating-Codename-Dallas-with-AppFabric-Access-Control Jack Greenfield Jack Greenfield 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/JackGr/Fabrikam-Jets-Integrating-Codename-Dallas-with-AppFabric-Access-Control/RSS .NET Framework 3.5 .Net Services Access Access Control Active Directory ActiveDirectory AppFabric ASP.NET Authentication Azure C# claims Dallas Federated Security Header HTTP Identity REST SAML Sample Samples Security SQL Azure SWT Token Authentication Video Videos Visual Studio 2008 Web Services WIF Windows Forms WPF WRAP WS-Federation WS-Trust A Look at VPlay on Microsoft Surface
You can see more about the project here. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Stuart Taylor is a researcher at MSR Cambridge and in his spare time he likes to mix bits as a VJ. He created an application called VPlay that allows him to mix video on a Surface like you would records on a DJ turntable. He stopped by the Channel 9 studio on his way to dinner last week and took a few minutes to show us how VPlay works. You can see more about the project here. 566 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Larry Larsen Larry Larsen 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface/RSS Microsoft Research Microsoft Surface Video A Look at VPlay on Microsoft Surface
You can see more about the project here. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Stuart Taylor is a researcher at MSR Cambridge and in his spare time he likes to mix bits as a VJ. He created an application called VPlay that allows him to mix video on a Surface like you would records on a DJ turntable. He stopped by the Channel 9 studio on his way to dinner last week and took a few minutes to show us how VPlay works. You can see more about the project here. 566 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:19:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface Larry Larsen Larry Larsen 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/A-Look-at-VPlay-on-Microsoft-Surface/RSS Microsoft Research Microsoft Surface Video Sunday Night (Silverlight!) Football This NFL football season, NBC will be hosting full HD (720p) live streaming video of all the Sunday Night Football games on their NBC Sports website. The video streams, powered by both Silverlight technology and IIS Smooth Streaming will use HTTP adaptive streaming technology for an amazing online experience. In addition to the main HD broadcast feed, fans will have access to four other feeds which you can switch back and forth between. Other features include picture-in-picture and DVR-like functionality which lets you pause, scroll back and forth, and “slo-mo” the live onscreen action. The website will also feature expert analysis, including fantasy tips and in-game chats, social networking and interactive chat from NBC Sports talent, and in-game studio updates from the NBC Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America teams.

For more information, check out NBCSports.com.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sunday-Night-Silverlight-Football This NFL football season, NBC will be hosting full HD (720p) live streaming video of all the Sunday Night Football games on their NBC Sports website. The video streams, powered by both Silverlight technology and IIS Smooth Streaming will use HTTP adaptive streaming technology for an amazing online experience. In addition to the main HD broadcast feed, fans will have access to four other feeds which you can switch back and forth between. Other features include picture-in-picture and DVR-like functionality which lets you pause, scroll back and forth, and “slo-mo” the live onscreen action. The website will also feature expert analysis, including fantasy tips and in-game chats, social networking and interactive chat from NBC Sports talent, and in-game studio updates from the NBC Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America teams. For more information, check out NBCSports.com. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sunday-Night-Silverlight-Football Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:58:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sunday-Night-Silverlight-Football Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sunday-Night-Silverlight-Football/RSS NFL Silverlight Video HD football Sports Qik for Windows Mobile Updated Qik just announced a new version of their live video recording software for Windows Mobile phones, Qik 0.2.44, which adds a lot of new features. Top on the list is the addition of a feature that lets you send and receive video messages using the Contacts application on your phone. All you have to do is go to Contacts, press Menu, and select “Send Qik video message.” The message, once recorded, is sent as a SMS link.

Another new feature involves sharing your videos. Now you can share your recordings directly from the phone by going to “Options > Share.” You’ll then see a variety of sharing options, including sharing via SMS, email, or even upload to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and more.

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The new version of Qik also allows you to upload video you had previously recorded on your device into Qik’s video-sharing service. So even if you’ve never used Qik before, you don’t have to wait to start using the service – you can just share video you already have available. Videos can be uploaded to qik.com and shared as described above.

Other improvement to this application include support for more languages (French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese were added) and a number of quality improvements like the ability to stream at higher frame rates even in low light.

That’s a lot of great features for a free software application! You can get the new version of Qik by visiting d.qik.com on your phone or, if already installed, just launch the app and wait for the upgrade prompt.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Qik-for-Windows-Mobile-Updated Qik just announced a new version of their live video recording software for Windows Mobile phones, Qik 0.2.44, which adds a lot of new features. Top on the list is the addition of a feature that lets you send and receive video messages using the Contacts application on your phone. All you have to do is go to Contacts, press Menu, and select “Send Qik video message.” The message, once recorded, is sent as a SMS link. Another new feature involves sharing your videos. Now you can share your recordings directly from the phone by going to “Options > Share.” You’ll then see a variety of sharing options, including sharing via SMS, email, or even upload to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and more. The new version of Qik also allows you to upload video you had previously recorded on your device into Qik’s video-sharing service. So even if you’ve never used Qik before, you don’t have to wait to start using the service – you can just share video you already have available. Videos can be uploaded to qik.com and shared as described above. Other improvement to this application include support for more languages (French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese were added) and a number of quality improvements like the ability to stream at higher frame rates even in low light. That’s a lot of great features for a free software application! You can get the new version of Qik by visiting d.qik.com on your phone or, if already installed, just launch the app and wait for the upgrade prompt. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Qik-for-Windows-Mobile-Updated Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:03:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Qik-for-Windows-Mobile-Updated Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Qik-for-Windows-Mobile-Updated/RSS Video Windows Mobile Streaming Streaming Media MSN Mobile Adds More Videos MSN Mobile site has recently been updated to include a lot more content, most notably additional videos from MSN Videos. The new videos section of the MSN Mobile site is now offering both high and low quality streaming videos in addition to a download option which you can use to save the videos onto your device. The videos can then be streamed anytime, even offline, with Windows Media Player. Within the videos section, you’ll find videos in several different categories including News, Sports, Music, Movies, TV, Comedy, Viral, Latino, and Lifestyle, as well as a “What’s Hot” section at the top. From your mobile device, go to home.mobile.msn.com to see the new content. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/MSN-Mobile-Adds-More-Videos The MSN Mobile site has recently been updated to include a lot more content, most notably additional videos from MSN Videos. The new videos section of the MSN Mobile site is now offering both high and low quality streaming videos in addition to a download option which you can use to save the videos onto your device. The videos can then be streamed anytime, even offline, with Windows Media Player. Within the videos section, you’ll find videos in several different categories including News, Sports, Music, Movies, TV, Comedy, Viral, Latino, and Lifestyle, as well as a “What’s Hot” section at the top. From your mobile device, go to home.mobile.msn.com to see the new content. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/MSN-Mobile-Adds-More-Videos Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:08:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/MSN-Mobile-Adds-More-Videos Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/MSN-Mobile-Adds-More-Videos/RSS Mobile MSN Video MSN Video mobile web Honorable Mention: MIX09 Show Off Contest - Playing in an augmented world
Built by: YDreams
- Antao Almada, Goncalo Lopes, Andre Almeida, Joao Frazao, Nuno Cardoso, Amadeu Dias, Fernando Nabais, Ivan Franco

Tools used:
- Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft DirectShow, YDreams YVision, DirectShow.NET, OpenCV, Ogre 3D, Mogre, Open Dynamics Engine
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Dan/Honorable-Mention-MIX09-Show-Off-Contest-Playing-in-an-augmented-world Realtime interaction with 3D objects using a webcam. Mix of managed and unmanaged code, tacking advantage of multi-core CPUs and GPUs for better interactivity. Built by: YDreams - Antao Almada, Goncalo Lopes, Andre Almeida, Joao Frazao, Nuno Cardoso, Amadeu Dias, Fernando Nabais, Ivan Franco Tools used: - Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft DirectShow, YDreams YVision, DirectShow.NET, OpenCV, Ogre 3D, Mogre, Open Dynamics Engine 96 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Dan/Honorable-Mention-MIX09-Show-Off-Contest-Playing-in-an-augmented-world Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:08:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Dan/Honorable-Mention-MIX09-Show-Off-Contest-Playing-in-an-augmented-world Dan Fernandez Dan Fernandez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Dan/Honorable-Mention-MIX09-Show-Off-Contest-Playing-in-an-augmented-world/RSS Graphics MIX09 Video YouTube Gets Silverlight! Microsoft and Google working together? Yep. It seems Google-owned YouTube is running Microsoft Silverlight in CBS’s dedicated channel for March Madness. (For those of you outside the States, March Madness is when everyone goes crazy over basketball).

In the CBS YouTube Channel located here: http://www.youtube.com/marchmadness there’s an embedded Sliverlight player which appears to be just the same as the one running on the free March Madness on Demand site.

This new Silverlight-powered channel also represents the first time YouTube has ever been able to offer live TV to its audience, which is a big deal since YouTube has been missing out lately on some pretty major live TV events. The Obama inauguration comes to mind, for example. Although YouTube used Akamai last year to stream its own user festival, we hadn’t seen the site showing any other live TV/live video footage since.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, go now. According to Dan Frommer of Business Insider,  it’s “the best Web video we've ever seen.” We totally agree.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/YouTube-Gets-Silverlight Microsoft and Google working together? Yep. It seems Google-owned YouTube is running Microsoft Silverlight in CBS’s dedicated channel for March Madness. (For those of you outside the States, March Madness is when everyone goes crazy over basketball). In the CBS YouTube Channel located here: http://www.youtube.com/marchmadness there’s an embedded Sliverlight player which appears to be just the same as the one running on the free March Madness on Demand site. This new Silverlight-powered channel also represents the first time YouTube has ever been able to offer live TV to its audience, which is a big deal since YouTube has been missing out lately on some pretty major live TV events. The Obama inauguration comes to mind, for example. Although YouTube used Akamai last year to stream its own user festival, we hadn’t seen the site showing any other live TV/live video footage since. If you haven’t checked it out yet, go now. According to Dan Frommer of Business Insider,  it’s “the best Web video we've ever seen.” We totally agree. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/YouTube-Gets-Silverlight Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:09:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/YouTube-Gets-Silverlight Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/YouTube-Gets-Silverlight/RSS Live Silverlight TV Video The Hulu Plugins Just Keep Coming! You know something’s a hit when you just can’t stop hearing about it. Such is the case with Hulu, the online site where U.S. users (sorry, world!) can watching popular television programs for free. Since Hulu is a web service, we’ve started to see many different ways which people are integrating Hulu with their Media Center PCs including the new PlayOn plugin, the XBMC plugin for Hulu, the upcoming software from Boxee, and soon-to-launch plugin from SecondRun.tv.

But still there’s more coming. The latest tip comes from The Media Center Blog, where we learn that the beta version of the TunerFree MCE plugin delivers Hulu to Media Center, too. Why choose this one over the others? Well since developer Martin Millmore is in the UK, his plugin also offers some of the best British IPTV content, including BBC News, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. You can download his plugin (beta) from here.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-Hulu-Plugins-Just-Keep-Coming You know something’s a hit when you just can’t stop hearing about it. Such is the case with Hulu, the online site where U.S. users (sorry, world!) can watching popular television programs for free. Since Hulu is a web service, we’ve started to see many different ways which people are integrating Hulu with their Media Center PCs including the new PlayOn plugin, the XBMC plugin for Hulu, the upcoming software from Boxee, and soon-to-launch plugin from SecondRun.tv. But still there’s more coming. The latest tip comes from The Media Center Blog, where we learn that the beta version of the TunerFree MCE plugin delivers Hulu to Media Center, too. Why choose this one over the others? Well since developer Martin Millmore is in the UK, his plugin also offers some of the best British IPTV content, including BBC News, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. You can download his plugin (beta) from here. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-Hulu-Plugins-Just-Keep-Coming Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-Hulu-Plugins-Just-Keep-Coming Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-Hulu-Plugins-Just-Keep-Coming/RSS TV Video Windows Media Center Television plugin Plugins Plug-in Hulu Coming Soon to Media Center via SecondRun.tv Forget paying $30 for PlayOn, if all you want is Hulu on your Media Center PC, it looks like there will be yet another option soon. A new third party extension called SecondRun.tv is coming soon which will let you browse and watch Hulu video on any machine that runs Windows Vista Media Center. According the developer, the plugin is already fully functional, he’s just ironing out a few kinks. He also noted that he plans on testing it on Windows 7 and media center extenders, as the goal is for it to work on extenders (He has 2 Xbox 360’s, so you know he’s motivated!). He said that it will probably work on extenders now, though.

To find out when it gets released, keep checking the http://www.secondrun.tv site – it looks like it will be very soon. It also looks like this plugin will be beating Boxee to the punch, whose Windows version of their software is still in alpha.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hulu-Coming-Soon-to-Media-Center-via-SecondRuntv Forget paying $30 for PlayOn, if all you want is Hulu on your Media Center PC, it looks like there will be yet another option soon. A new third party extension called SecondRun.tv is coming soon which will let you browse and watch Hulu video on any machine that runs Windows Vista Media Center. According the developer, the plugin is already fully functional, he’s just ironing out a few kinks. He also noted that he plans on testing it on Windows 7 and media center extenders, as the goal is for it to work on extenders (He has 2 Xbox 360’s, so you know he’s motivated!). He said that it will probably work on extenders now, though. To find out when it gets released, keep checking the http://www.secondrun.tv site – it looks like it will be very soon. It also looks like this plugin will be beating Boxee to the punch, whose Windows version of their software is still in alpha. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hulu-Coming-Soon-to-Media-Center-via-SecondRuntv Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:39:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hulu-Coming-Soon-to-Media-Center-via-SecondRuntv Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hulu-Coming-Soon-to-Media-Center-via-SecondRuntv/RSS TV Video Windows Media Center Xbox 360 Television Windows Media Center Extender Get all “Minority Report”-ish with your Windows PC If you’ve seen the movie Minority Report, then you definitely remember the scene where Tom Cruise is interacting with a semi-transparent upright computer screen using only his glove-encased hands. Although we’re not quite there yet, we’ve been making progress – Microsoft Surface being one example. The latest? Software that lets you interact with videos a la Tom Cruise – that is, using gestures.

Called DimP, this software is a direct manipulation video player that uses the objects of the film as timeline sliders. In other words, you can grab any object in a video and then drag it to move the video backwards or forwards. Looks like you still have to use the mouse though – it doesn’t appear to respond to waving hands just yet.

The DimP application works on Windows XP and Vista but has some known issues on Windows 7.

You have to see the video to fully understand how amazing this is:

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-all-ldquoMinority-Reportrdquo-ish-with-your-Windows-PC If you’ve seen the movie Minority Report, then you definitely remember the scene where Tom Cruise is interacting with a semi-transparent upright computer screen using only his glove-encased hands. Although we’re not quite there yet, we’ve been making progress – Microsoft Surface being one example. The latest? Software that lets you interact with videos a la Tom Cruise – that is, using gestures. Called DimP, this software is a direct manipulation video player that uses the objects of the film as timeline sliders. In other words, you can grab any object in a video and then drag it to move the video backwards or forwards. Looks like you still have to use the mouse though – it doesn’t appear to respond to waving hands just yet. The DimP application works on Windows XP and Vista but has some known issues on Windows 7. You have to see the video to fully understand how amazing this is: http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-all-ldquoMinority-Reportrdquo-ish-with-your-Windows-PC Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:25:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-all-ldquoMinority-Reportrdquo-ish-with-your-Windows-PC Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-all-ldquoMinority-Reportrdquo-ish-with-your-Windows-PC/RSS Future Video Stream Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and More to Your Xbox 360 A Windows utility called PlayOn has just left its beta phase and is now available for everyone to try. With this installed, you can stream video from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, as well as video from TV networks like CBS, CNN, and ESPN right to your Xbox 360. Of course, if you’re primarily interested in Netflix, there’s no need to get a special utility – the recent update to Xbox adds Netflix streaming as an option on the dashboard. However, being able to stream from Hulu and YouTube is the sort of thing that makes you sit up and take notice.

To use PlayOn, you just install the software to any networked XP or Vista machine (they don’t specifically say “Windows 7” but I’m going to give it a shot this weekend – let me know if I shouldn’t!). The software, once installed behaves as a DLNA/UPnP media server and browser that pulls RSS feeds from content providers, and presents them to DLNA-compliant networked media devices. In other words, the PC software pulls in the media streams from the web sites and services and then sends them over your home network to your Xbox.

The only downside to PlayOn is that it’s not free – after a 14-day trial, you can purchase the program for $30.00. A little steep for these budget-conscious times, especially considering that there’s already a free plug-in for Hulu (install XBMC plus the XBMC plug-in for Hulu) and Xbox already does Netflix. That means you’re paying mostly for YouTube and the miscellaneous TV networks. That may or may not be worth $30 to you – it’s a personal decision. However, there is something to be said for having it all in one easy-to-manage software package. And at least the $30 is a one-time fee. Hmmm, maybe I just talked myself into it.

(via LifeHacker)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Stream-Netflix-Hulu-YouTube-and-More-to-Your-Xbox-360 A Windows utility called PlayOn has just left its beta phase and is now available for everyone to try. With this installed, you can stream video from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, as well as video from TV networks like CBS, CNN, and ESPN right to your Xbox 360. Of course, if you’re primarily interested in Netflix, there’s no need to get a special utility – the recent update to Xbox adds Netflix streaming as an option on the dashboard. However, being able to stream from Hulu and YouTube is the sort of thing that makes you sit up and take notice. To use PlayOn, you just install the software to any networked XP or Vista machine (they don’t specifically say “Windows 7” but I’m going to give it a shot this weekend – let me know if I shouldn’t!). The software, once installed behaves as a DLNA/UPnP media server and browser that pulls RSS feeds from content providers, and presents them to DLNA-compliant networked media devices. In other words, the PC software pulls in the media streams from the web sites and services and then sends them over your home network to your Xbox. The only downside to PlayOn is that it’s not free – after a 14-day trial, you can purchase the program for $30.00. A little steep for these budget-conscious times, especially considering that there’s already a free plug-in for Hulu (install XBMC plus the XBMC plug-in for Hulu) and Xbox already does Netflix. That means you’re paying mostly for YouTube and the miscellaneous TV networks. That may or may not be worth $30 to you – it’s a personal decision. However, there is something to be said for having it all in one easy-to-manage software package. And at least the $30 is a one-time fee. Hmmm, maybe I just talked myself into it. (via LifeHacker) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Stream-Netflix-Hulu-YouTube-and-More-to-Your-Xbox-360 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:19:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Stream-Netflix-Hulu-YouTube-and-More-to-Your-Xbox-360 Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Stream-Netflix-Hulu-YouTube-and-More-to-Your-Xbox-360/RSS Netflix TV Video Xbox 360 Television Streaming Streaming Media Resume Video in Windows 7 Media Center Media Center MVP Mike Garcen recently pointed out a great feature in the new and improved Windows 7 Media Center application – video resume. According to Mike, in previous Media Center versions, you could stop the playback of Recorded TV and then later resume the shows where you left off, but regular videos didn’t have the same option. That discrepancy has now been fixed. You can resume the playback of any video (that is, non-DVR-MS or WTV) in Media Center – not just Recorded TV.

To see this feature in action, just add some videos (DivX, Avi, wmv, etc.) into your Windows Media Center Video Library and click on one of the files to start playing it automatically. Then click Stop. Now, go do something else  like play another track or even close Media Center entirely. When you return to Media Center and click to play that same video, you will be given the option to either restart or resume playback. How convenient!

This is one of those things that isn’t a huge announcement in and of itself, but just another minor enhancement that, when combined with slews of others like it, make for a better overall computing experience in Windows 7.

(Thanks Ian Dixon!)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Resume-Video-in-Windows-7-Media-Center Media Center MVP Mike Garcen recently pointed out a great feature in the new and improved Windows 7 Media Center application – video resume. According to Mike, in previous Media Center versions, you could stop the playback of Recorded TV and then later resume the shows where you left off, but regular videos didn’t have the same option. That discrepancy has now been fixed. You can resume the playback of any video (that is, non-DVR-MS or WTV) in Media Center – not just Recorded TV. To see this feature in action, just add some videos (DivX, Avi, wmv, etc.) into your Windows Media Center Video Library and click on one of the files to start playing it automatically. Then click Stop. Now, go do something else  like play another track or even close Media Center entirely. When you return to Media Center and click to play that same video, you will be given the option to either restart or resume playback. How convenient! This is one of those things that isn’t a huge announcement in and of itself, but just another minor enhancement that, when combined with slews of others like it, make for a better overall computing experience in Windows 7. (Thanks Ian Dixon!) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Resume-Video-in-Windows-7-Media-Center Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Resume-Video-in-Windows-7-Media-Center Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Resume-Video-in-Windows-7-Media-Center/RSS Media Center Media Center PC Video Windows 7 Windows Media Center Hack: Watch BBC’s iPlayer on Windows Mobile In the UK, the BBC iPlayer allows residents to watch full-length TV episodes on their computers or select mobile phones. But unfortunately, Windows Mobile phones didn’t make the list of approved devices. Since there’s no official client for WiMo users, a hacker over on the XDA-Developers forum decided he would figure out a way for making the iPlayer’s mobile interface work on Windows Mobile.

If you live in the UK and have an HTC Diamond (more models may be added later), you can try the following steps to hack your phone.*

First, you’ll need to get a copy of CorePlayer – the only Windows Mobile Media Player that can handle H.264 and AAC formats. Associate .mov files with the player.  Also make sure you have the Net framework 3.5 installed.

Finally, install the iPlayer files: iPlayer.cab. It’s recommended that you install this to Internal Storage since videos are stored to the installation folder.

When using the application, it’s best to use Wi-Fi or use with an unlimited data plan.

Features:

  • Finger friendly UI including flick kinetic scrolling, swipe gestures and vibration feedback.
  • Supports Nav Sensor and Stylus Removal
  • Higher quality video/audio than Samsung User Agent hack (483x272 h.264 video stream).
  • Browse content by Highlights, Popular, Channel, Category or Date.
  • Search for content and save history.
  • Checks for latest version of player and AppToDate support.
  • Downloads video to device for later viewing (I download at home over wifi and then watch videos on the tube on the way to work).
  • Video launched in your default player associated with '.mov' files (e.g.,CorePlayer).

You can learn more here.

*Note: Disclaimer - Do not hack your phone. That’s totally illegal or something. We are not recommending it.

(via DownloadSquad)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hack-Watch-BBCrsquos-iPlayer-on-Windows-Mobile In the UK, the BBC iPlayer allows residents to watch full-length TV episodes on their computers or select mobile phones. But unfortunately, Windows Mobile phones didn’t make the list of approved devices. Since there’s no official client for WiMo users, a hacker over on the XDA-Developers forum decided he would figure out a way for making the iPlayer’s mobile interface work on Windows Mobile. If you live in the UK and have an HTC Diamond (more models may be added later), you can try the following steps to hack your phone.* First, you’ll need to get a copy of CorePlayer – the only Windows Mobile Media Player that can handle H.264 and AAC formats. Associate .mov files with the player.  Also make sure you have the Net framework 3.5 installed. Finally, install the iPlayer files: iPlayer.cab. It’s recommended that you install this to Internal Storage since videos are stored to the installation folder. When using the application, it’s best to use Wi-Fi or use with an unlimited data plan. Features: Finger friendly UI including flick kinetic scrolling, swipe gestures and vibration feedback. Supports Nav Sensor and Stylus Removal Higher quality video/audio than Samsung User Agent hack (483x272 h.264 video stream). Browse content by Highlights, Popular, Channel, Category or Date. Search for content and save history. Checks for latest version of player and AppToDate support. Downloads video to device for later viewing (I download at home over wifi and then watch videos on the tube on the way to work). Video launched in your default player associated with '.mov' files (e.g.,CorePlayer). You can learn more here. *Note: Disclaimer - Do not hack your phone. That’s totally illegal or something. We are not recommending it. (via DownloadSquad) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hack-Watch-BBCrsquos-iPlayer-on-Windows-Mobile Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:58:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hack-Watch-BBCrsquos-iPlayer-on-Windows-Mobile Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Hack-Watch-BBCrsquos-iPlayer-on-Windows-Mobile/RSS hack hacks iphone Tips tricks TV Video Windows Mobile BBC iPlayer Windows Mobile, Now on YouTube the windowsmobilevideos channel. This channel will feature videos that help you set up your phone, stay on top of new features when they’re launched, and will also have hands-on hardware and software demos. The channel also offers several videos which are categorized into three playlists, each of which can be subscribed to individually: Windows Mobile Hardware, Windows Mobile Software, and Help and How-to’s. Those playlists include several videos that are not Microsoft-produced, like those from enthusiast site pocketnow.com, who discovered the channel not too long ago. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Windows-Mobile-Now-on-YouTube There’s a new YouTube channel for users and fans of Windows Mobile: the windowsmobilevideos channel. This channel will feature videos that help you set up your phone, stay on top of new features when they’re launched, and will also have hands-on hardware and software demos. The channel also offers several videos which are categorized into three playlists, each of which can be subscribed to individually: Windows Mobile Hardware, Windows Mobile Software, and Help and How-to’s. Those playlists include several videos that are not Microsoft-produced, like those from enthusiast site pocketnow.com, who discovered the channel not too long ago. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Windows-Mobile-Now-on-YouTube Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:17:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Windows-Mobile-Now-on-YouTube Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Windows-Mobile-Now-on-YouTube/RSS Video Windows Mobile Sync Windows Mobile With Media Center The Digital Lifestyle blog recently pointed us to a post that explained how you could sync recorded TV on your DVR with your Windows Mobile device. This is something that no other smartphones are capable of doing, notes Adam Lein of pocketnow.com. Instead of buying expensive videos and TV programs, you can sync your Windows Mobile device with any PC running Windows Media Center (Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate users – this includes you). To do so, all you need to do is set up your Media Center PC with a TV tuner so it can act as a DVR, recording your favorite shows to its hard drive for later viewing in the Media Center application. TV tuner kits are usually around $100 and can plug into the USB port on your computer.

Once your PC is set up to record TV, go to Tasks –> Sync in Windows Media Center to set up syncing with your Windows Mobile Device. (Make sure your device has a good memory card with a lot of room!).

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You can customize the automatically selected content for syncing, create playlists, and add other criteria to determine which items to sync. For details on these steps, check out the blog post.

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Once your done with the initial configurations, your device will then sync with Media Center anytime its plugged into the USB port. If you have a lot of TV shows, it may be best to sync overnight since it can take time to convert the files to mobile-ready format prior to the sync.

To play the files on your Windows Mobile device, navigate to the “My TV” section of your library in Windows Media Player. You can now watch TV on your phone even if you’re in an area with no reception. The best part? It’s free!  

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Windows-Mobile-With-Media-Center The Digital Lifestyle blog recently pointed us to a post that explained how you could sync recorded TV on your DVR with your Windows Mobile device. This is something that no other smartphones are capable of doing, notes Adam Lein of pocketnow.com. Instead of buying expensive videos and TV programs, you can sync your Windows Mobile device with any PC running Windows Media Center (Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate users – this includes you). To do so, all you need to do is set up your Media Center PC with a TV tuner so it can act as a DVR, recording your favorite shows to its hard drive for later viewing in the Media Center application. TV tuner kits are usually around $100 and can plug into the USB port on your computer. Once your PC is set up to record TV, go to Tasks –> Sync in Windows Media Center to set up syncing with your Windows Mobile Device. (Make sure your device has a good memory card with a lot of room!). You can customize the automatically selected content for syncing, create playlists, and add other criteria to determine which items to sync. For details on these steps, check out the blog post. Once your done with the initial configurations, your device will then sync with Media Center anytime its plugged into the USB port. If you have a lot of TV shows, it may be best to sync overnight since it can take time to convert the files to mobile-ready format prior to the sync. To play the files on your Windows Mobile device, navigate to the “My TV” section of your library in Windows Media Player. You can now watch TV on your phone even if you’re in an area with no reception. The best part? It’s free!   http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Windows-Mobile-With-Media-Center Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:35:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Windows-Mobile-With-Media-Center Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Windows-Mobile-With-Media-Center/RSS TV Video Windows Media Windows Media Center Windows Mobile Television Windows Media Player Common Craft Explains Windows Live Most people are familiar with Common Craft, even if they don’t realize it. The company is known for making videos that explain things, often technical things, “in plain English.” That is, they explain concepts that some people have trouble understanding, like wikis for example, without using all the technical jargon that can confuse. Not only that, but they also paint a pretty good picture about why you would want to use the technology, too, by imagining realistic scenarios of how your life could be positively impacted by whatever new-fangled thing they’re showing you. Most people discovered Common Craft when they encountered either either the RSS in Plain Engligh video (a great attempt at explaining Really Simple Syndication), or the uber-popular Twitter in Plain English video, which was a bonafide viral hit. Recently, the Common Craft team was hired by Microsoft to help explain the changes at the new Live.com. I think they did a pretty good job, don’t you? Click though to see the video.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Common-Craft-Explains-Windows-Live Most people are familiar with Common Craft, even if they don’t realize it. The company is known for making videos that explain things, often technical things, “in plain English.” That is, they explain concepts that some people have trouble understanding, like wikis for example, without using all the technical jargon that can confuse. Not only that, but they also paint a pretty good picture about why you would want to use the technology, too, by imagining realistic scenarios of how your life could be positively impacted by whatever new-fangled thing they’re showing you. Most people discovered Common Craft when they encountered either either the RSS in Plain Engligh video (a great attempt at explaining Really Simple Syndication), or the uber-popular Twitter in Plain English video, which was a bonafide viral hit. Recently, the Common Craft team was hired by Microsoft to help explain the changes at the new Live.com. I think they did a pretty good job, don’t you? Click though to see the video. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Common-Craft-Explains-Windows-Live Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:01:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Common-Craft-Explains-Windows-Live Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Common-Craft-Explains-Windows-Live/RSS Video Windows Live New LifeCams Have Arrived! Microsoft recently announced two new LifeCams that join the lineup of webcams designed for users of Windows PCs: the LifeCam Show and the LifeCam VX-5500. The LifeCam Show is an ultrathin camera with a 2.0MP sensor and three different attachment options – a laptop clip, a desktop stand, and an attachment disk. This one is the more expensive of the two at $99.95. The LifeCam VX-5500 is only $59.95 and features a VGA sensor with great low-light performance. It also has interchangeable colored faceplates in red, white, and blue (how patriotic!).

vx-5500

By combining these cameras with Windows Live Messenger, you can can engage in live video chats with your friends and family at any time. And if your friends aren’t available online (or if they live on the other side of the globe and you don’t want to wake them!), you can always record a video message using the new Video Messages site at http://videomessages.live.com. 

Want to buy one now? Both are available from the new Microsoft Store.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/New-LifeCams-Have-Arrived Microsoft recently announced two new LifeCams that join the lineup of webcams designed for users of Windows PCs: the LifeCam Show and the LifeCam VX-5500. The LifeCam Show is an ultrathin camera with a 2.0MP sensor and three different attachment options – a laptop clip, a desktop stand, and an attachment disk. This one is the more expensive of the two at $99.95. The LifeCam VX-5500 is only $59.95 and features a VGA sensor with great low-light performance. It also has interchangeable colored faceplates in red, white, and blue (how patriotic!). By combining these cameras with Windows Live Messenger, you can can engage in live video chats with your friends and family at any time. And if your friends aren’t available online (or if they live on the other side of the globe and you don’t want to wake them!), you can always record a video message using the new Video Messages site at http://videomessages.live.com.  Want to buy one now? Both are available from the new Microsoft Store. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/New-LifeCams-Have-Arrived Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:42:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/New-LifeCams-Have-Arrived Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/New-LifeCams-Have-Arrived/RSS Hardware Video WebCam Windows Live Messenger messages Shopping