by Don Burnett
CES News
Tina Wood over at Channel 10 has some great news, IPTV has come to the Xbox 360... What the heck is IPTV? For many, it's freedom from a monopolistic (not pluralistic) cable provider. For most it means watching TV channels over the internet through your Xbox 360 (with dvr capabilities) instead of a DVR. I am excited about this because I dream of the day when I can choose the channels I watch and pay for (called a'la carte') which has been around since the 90s but because of Cable TV politics they have been unwilling to give us feature-wise. How different is this from AppleTV? Well it it's a full entertainment solution with games, TV, etc. all in one..
Also pair this with the announcement that Disney-ABC and MGM content is coming to X-Box Live with the announcement that Xbox Live has it's 10 millionth member, this sounds like a resounding success..
You heard it here first, IPTV on Xbox is real!
Also a new UI is being showed off that combines Microsoft's Sea Dragon Technology and Photosynth that is no less reminiscent of Minority Report..
Bill we will miss you...
Also, it's Bill Gates' last CES, he was nice enough to allow himself to be interviewed. Bill will be very missed, as we wish him well with his transition to Gates Foundation. Bill in his career has done work that has changed the world a number of times for the better. We look forward to his work at the Gates Foundation to help attack social issues that are necessary but difficult and will make this a better world for everyone. A big word of thanks to you Mr. Gates, just for being you and being a hero to many of us. You will be missed, but luckily for us not too far away.
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