August 19th, 2010 — Gadgets
Poor Milo. Our virtual friend has been in our heart for about as long as Kinect (née Project Natal) has been in the public eye, always doodling, always playing with snail, rarely able to escape the confines of dark developer studio. When we talked to Milo’s “father” Peter Molyneux at the last Engadget Show, he kept referencing this TED Talk demo he recently gave, and sure enough, video of that speech is now available online. The 11-minute presentation delves into a number of the setups / “magician’s tricks” used to make Milo an interactive and at times empathetic character, and how natural voice recognition was implemented (thanks in part to Microsoft’s TellMe database) so that the player isn’t limited to simple yes and no responses. Curious about the moral ramifications of an artificial adolescent aggressive to mollusk? Definitely worth a look, as is our last Engadget Show episode if you missed it; video after the break.
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Peter Molyneux brings Milo, Kinect, and snails to the TED stage originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 19th, 2010 — Gadgets
Just a quick note, true believers: If you’ve been all over the
Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta that’s been making the rounds (and who hasn’t?) you might want to keep an eye on those updates. And if you’re not? Hit that source link, ‘cos
Microsoft has done gone and refreshed aforementioned beta, as of 11 am (Pacific time). If you’re brave enough to take the leap, you can look forward to:
Facebook Chat Integration in Messenger,
Bing Maps Geotag integration in Photo Gallery, and Flickr
video publishing in Movie Maker, according to the kids at
ZDNet. So what are you waiting for? Go, get!
Windows Live Essentials 2011 gets another Beta release, Facebook and Flickr video integration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 19th, 2010 — Gadgets
It’s not official until
Microsoft says it is, but the image above of the rumored
Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse was just snagged off a German online store. Amazingly, the
mouse arches its back for comfortable mousing before packing flat for easy transport. The
mouse features touch-scrolling, a battery indicator, the ability to
track on most any surface, and a 2.4GHz nano transceiver that no doubt plugs into your
laptop’s
USB port. Yours soon for €69.99 (
$69.95 rumored)… right, €0.99 more than
Apple’s
Magic Mouse or
Magic Trackpad sells for in Germany. Ships in 5 to 10 business days according to
notebooksbilliger so expect this to get official real quick.
Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse revealed? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 18th, 2010 — Gadgets
Hey, just a reminder that we did a full preview of Xbox Live gaming on Windows Phone 7 last night, complete with a list of launch titles — it’s looking like Microsoft will come out of the gate with a pretty killer single-player gaming experience on their new mobile platform, but multiplayer will have to wait. Go check it out right here if you missed it!
Hey, go check out our Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 gaming preview! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 18th, 2010 — Gadgets
It’s not the biggest of releases, but progress is progress at this point. Since launching in late April, Microsoft has been rather mum on the future of its latest Windows Home Server build. This week, however, the second major beta release has been let loose into the wilds, with Vail’s most recent build now available to download there in the source link. The Big M doesn’t go into great detail on what all has been added and / or changed, only saying that this new version has “plenty of enhancements and improvements over the original.” The so-called “Preview” also adds support for Mac OS X backups, though users should know that storage check and repair (among other things, most likely) aren’t exactly working seamlessly. But hey, that’s what you get for living on the beta, right?
Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ sees new beta release, adds OS X support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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