Microsoft Demo Multi-Touch Windows 7

OK, this really is like Vista with a multi-touch interface slapped on it. It look somewhat similar to some of the “Surface” demo that I have seen around (especially the playing with virtual water)

I think they are trying to show that they too can come up with a multi-touch OS. They must have intelligence telling them that Apple is about to release something similar and they want to make sure people had seen it first from MS. Good tactic MS. Continue reading Microsoft Demo Multi-Touch Windows 7

Joost looking for Plug-In developer with OSX/Linux experience

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I was looking through Joost web site tonight and noticed a link for a Plug-In Developer.

I taught, this look like something that might be linked to the possible future video web site. So I went ahead and followed the link. I noticed something interesting in the “Desired” section:

  • Experience of OSX or Linux installation and configuration would be an advantage.
  • Experience with scripting applications including FLASH.

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NBC to Offer Free Downloads of Popular Shows

NBC.com has announced a service called “NBC Direct” which will allow users to download NBC shows such as “The Office,” “30 Rock,” and “Heroes,” to their desktop. The NBC Direct software will allow users to view each episode for up to one week, at which point the license will expire. While free to view the shows, [...]

Microsoft adding Internet TV support to Windows Media Center

OK, OK, this is old news (3 days old) … but here it is none the less. Apparently I overlooked this one in the recent Microsoft CEDIA EXPO 2007 announcement:

Internet TV for Windows Media Center

The number of content providers delivering video over the Internet continues to grow, and Microsoft is supporting this by adding [...]

Joost beta client 0.10.8 now superced version 0.10.7

The new 0.10.8 client is now available on the Joost web download site. This version fixes some unknown issues. You can download the beta clients directly by following the following links:

windows: https://downloads.joost.com/downloads/JoostSetup-FriendsEdition-0.10.8.exe

mac: https://downloads.joost.com/downloads/Joost-FriendsEdition-0.10.8.dmg

Another little thing worth noting is that the Joost website no longer sport the moving colors in the header. It was apparently [...]

DivX offering free copy of DivX Pro for Mac and Windows

Just got tipped that DivX.com is giving away for a limited time period free copy of DivX Pro player/codec/converter. Today Only. All you need is a valid e-mail address to e-mail the serial number to, and you’re set.

DivX Pro gives you:

DivX Converter

The DivX Converter is the official DivX video creation software application. It lets you:

Create DivX [...]