Windows 7 Launch Party Packs Arrive

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• Windows 7 Launch Party Packs Arrive

NVIDIA’s SLI Zone member stalker1 has received his Windows 7 Launch Party pack. He also happened to post pictures of the box and it’s contents. We can see the very sexy and sleek Windows 7 Ultimate box, as well as Steve Ballmer’s signature. Anyone who hasn’t received their package, should get it by October 10th.

If you were chosen to host a Windows 7 Launch Party, here are the items you get in the 4lb package:

* Windows 7 Tote Bags
* Windows 7 Branded Napkins
* Puzzle Pack
* Windows 7 Playing Cards
* Color Poster
* Windows 7 Signature Edition (Signed by Steven Ballmer)

Yahoo! rolls out first video ad in new marketing campaign... about You

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• Yahoo! rolls out first video ad in new marketing campaign... about You

Yahoo! is embarking on a new marketing campaign to convince users that the company's web services are all about "You." The mission is to reposition Yahoo! as a consumer-focused company. A few days ago, we mentioned that Yahoo!, for example, was unloading enterprise email service Zimbra and classifieds company HotJobs, which aren't really aligned with the new mission statement.

That said, if you look at the company's first TV spot for the campaign, you'd be hard pressed to tell exactly what that mission was. For about 55 seconds, Yahoo! clearly wants you to hear the word "you" a lot. And that ad is certainly dynamic, features vibrant colors, and locations from five different countries.

But you have to wait until the last few seconds of the ad to even find out what the company is... and there's absolutely nothing in the ad to explain how you'll be able to "consumer, share, buzz, destroy, earn, flirt, or watch." Of course, a TV spot that showed Yahoo! Messenger, Mail, Buzz, Video, or other web-services would be a heck of a lot less interesting.

What do you think? Is the new ad effective? If you haven't visited Yahoo! in a while, does it make you want to give the company another try?

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Yahoo!'s new "Anthem" ad

Project Natal to Launch for Windows PCs

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• Project Natal to Launch for Windows PCs

The irresistible motion-sensing technology named as Project Natal was primarily meant for Xbox 360 gaming console but recent statements from Bill Gates confirms that the technology would also launch for Windows PC as well as for Xbox 360, and it could be used in homes for managing your HTPC and in offices for presentation, communication and collaboration.

All these could be only possible when Project Natal comes to Windows and this is what Gates said in an Interview with Cnet News

"I think the value is as great for if you’re in the home, as you want to manage your movies, music, home system type stuff, it’s very cool there," he said. "And I think there’s incredible value as we use that in the office connected to a Windows PC. "

Project Natal is a breakthrough gestures/movement detection technology which was first demo’ed at the E3, Here is its E3 demo if you have missed it

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Release Date of Project Natal

Project Natal is expected to come out for Xbox 360 and Windows PC later in 2010 or early 2011.

More videos and information about Project Natal

Office 2010: The Movie (or not)

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• Office 2010: The Movie (or not)

Microsoft is so excited about Office 2010 that it's putting out an action movie based on the product. OK, that's not true. But the company has hired Dennis Liu to create a trailer for a non-existent, action-packed and kind of funny movie called Office 2010.

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In addition to the trailer, there's an official movie page,complete with a cast blog, backstage interviews, and a link to register for the Office 2010 technical preview which could actually net you an invite to try the real product before it's released.

Microsoft Office Labs‘ awe-inspiring “2019

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• Behind vision “2019?: interview with Ian Sands, Microsoft Office Labs Director of Envisioning

Microsoft Office Labs‘ awe-inspiring “2019? productivity vision video debuted a couple weeks ago introduces a lot of cool technology concepts but raises if not just as many question. Seeking to get some of those questions answered, I was fortunate enough to get in touch with someone who knows these concepts better than anyone else, Ian Sands, the Director of Envisioning at Office Labs. Here’s what he had to say.










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Microsoft Office Labs vision 2019 (montage + video)

Entertainment Tech

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• Introducing Opera Face Gestures

At Opera we are always working on new ways to make your browsing faster. Eight years ago we introduced Mouse Gestures as a way to speed up your interaction with the browser and focus on what’s important: the content you’re looking at. We didn’t stop there, in 2005 we introduced Voice Navigation on the desktop and more recently we have worked with Nintendo to create a browser that takes full advantage of the “Wiimote” and later, the touchscreen in the DSi.

Looking ahead, we recognize the future importance of touch interfaces, but we believe that there is another input device that is already present in most new computers and it’s ready to enable a whole new way of user-interaction: the webcam.

Today we introduce Face Gestures, a revolutionary technology designed to make interacting with your browser easier and simpler on computers with cameras. Face Gestures lets you perform frequent browsing operations with natural and easy to make face gestures. By using an internal technology dubbed Face Observation Opera Language, we are able to recognize pre-determined facial expressions and match them to commands on the Opera browser.

You can try Face Gestures today by downloading the latest Opera 10 alpha snapshot or check out the video below to learn more.

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Setting up Face Gestures

To enable Face Gestures press F8. You will hear a beeping sound as soon as Opera finishes calibrating your passive facial expression. Please don’t close your eyes, move your head or make any facial expressions while Face Gestures is calibrating.
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Among many others, the following gestures are currently included:










As always, we encourage all feedback and suggestions you may have. Please upload your gestures suggestions as a response to the above video in YouTube.