Bill Gates: Xbox 360 will turn into ... TV

Xbox turned into TV, home server and "heavy" entertainment computers, which are beautiful pictures that Microsoft drew at CES this year.

The software giant claims its popular gaming device will be able to broadcast television and movie shows via the Internet later this year.

The announcement was made by Bill Gates in a large auditorium, before more than 4,000 spectators the night before the opening of CES 2007, the largest consumer electronics exhibition of the year.

Microsoft 's Xbox 360 will also serve as TV' s functions later this year.Source: AFP

" Our goal is to make entertainment more personal, interactive and socialized ," Robbie Bach, vice president of equipment, said at a press conference later.

The new IPTV feature will allow users to watch TV or movies while still playing casual games or chats on the Xbox 360, of course thanks to an Internet connection.

Just a few hours away, the electronics giant Sony announced a similar ambitious plan, whereby nearly all of its new TVs will be able to watch videos, movies and live downloads. from the Internet thanks to a special module.

Family home

It's over. In his annual speech at CES, Bill Gates also presented a new "home server" and a series of entertainment computers as the heart.

A variety of devices that users can use to backup and store videos, images and digital music were introduced on stage by Microsoft Chairman. Expected to be released later this year, these devices will use Microsoft's Windows Home Server software and will be produced by computer manufacturers. Home Server software, basically, based on Windows Server 2003 but the interface has been improved to be more user-friendly.

Toshiba's Portege R400 laptop will be one of the first laptops on the market equipped with Vista's SideShow feature.This feature allows users to check email, surf the web and watch videos on secondary screens without even turning on the computer.Source: CNET

"Home server" will connect the information stored in computers, Xbox, Zune together. It even allows you to access information remotely, even when you're not home, Gates said. " I think this is an area that will explode in the near future ."

In theory, the cost of these devices ranged from US $ 400 to US $ 500, not much higher than HP's existing network-to-network storage products. But of course, in the beginning, the price offered may be a little higher.

In addition, Gates also released the most advanced version of the new operating system - Windows Vista Ultimate. In order to attract customers to this expensive version, Microsoft has equipped it with many "spice" features called Ultimate Extras.

One of these is DreamScene, which allows you to install a video clip (instead of the still image as before) as a screen saver.

Although most of Gates's speech was devoted to products coming out this year, Gates still spent the last part describing a future home Microsoft has built on the corporate campus in Redmond.

In the bedroom of a teen, OLED display technology (organic light-emitting diode) is used to display images with large sizes on the wall. Kitchen with RFID technology will suggest dishes for dinner based on the ingredients you hold.

Trong Cam