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Asus Seamless Experience: Microsoft Surface knockoff, two years too late

Monday, June 15, 2009 - 6:50am

There's something familiar about this interactive desktop that Asus showed off at Computex 2009 in Taipei. Let's see… the surface of the desk appears to be a large interactive touchscreen, able to interface with anything you put on top of...

SHIFT: Why Project Natal is future of gaming (and how Microsoft could screw it up)

Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 3:16pm

If you've ever played any kind of video game, you'll find it hard not to be excited watching this demo video of Project Natal — the much-discussed controllerless gaming system for the Xbox 360 that Microsoft unveiled this week. Once...

How does the PS3 motion controller measure up against Microsoft Natal?

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 3:30pm

I thought it was pretty funny when a couple of engineers came onstage during Sony's press conference, sporting what looked like a TV remote with a blue ping-pong ball stuck on the end. I was embarrassed for the poor fellows...

Microsoft unveils Project Natal, its controller-free gaming system

DVICE Staff

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 3:29am

E3 kicked off in Los Angeles yesterday in spectacular fashion with Microsoft's Project Natal. Steven Spielberg (or Esteban Espielberg, as he is known in Spain) called it "a window into what the future holds." It's a little black box that...

Microsoft puts Zune HD into the "Pending" tray, available this Fall

DVICE Staff

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 3:09am

Those clever geeks at Microsoft have finally clarified just what is coming out of Redmond later this year: the Zune HD. Available in a rather aristocratic platinum color, as well as tough-guy black, the device boasts a wide-format OLED touchscreen,...

Microsoft rolls out two BlueTrack mice and a keyboard

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:33am

Microsoft just introduced three new members of its BlueTrack family of input devices, including the Wireless Mouse 5000 (pictured above left), the Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000, and the Wireless Keyboard 3000. If you missed the rollout of the Redmondians' BlueTrack...

xYz handheld rumored to combine Xbox 360 and Zune

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 12:02pm

Here's a juicy rumor: could Microsoft be working on a portable gadget that combines the Xbox 360 with the Zune? Maybe! The project, codenamed "xYz," is said to feature a WVGA touchscreen and a way to play music and movies...

Microsoft shows off its Future Home

DVICE Staff

Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 3:15am

Back in 1997, when Bill and Melinda Gates built their house in Medina, Washington, the world waited with bated breath to see what the software king had envisaged. Xanadu 2.0, as the house, on the shores of Lake Washington,...

Microsoft hints at something special in Zuneland with two-pronged soft marketing campaign

DVICE Staff

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 2:03am

Using a brand-spanking-new twitter account set up to publicize its Office 2010 software, Microsoft has been letting slip some juicy pearls regarding another of its products: its Zune player. "June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers," tweeted...

Xbox 360 to get full-body motion control?

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 1:02pm

Thanks to its motion-sensing capabilities, the Nintendo Wii has dominated this generation of the console war. But don't think Microsoft hasn't noticed. According to a pretty crazy rumor, they're working on a new system that will let you control games...

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Asus Seamless Experience: Microsoft Surface knockoff, two years too late

SHIFT: Why Project Natal is future of gaming (and how Microsoft could screw it up)

How does the PS3 motion controller measure up against Microsoft Natal?

Microsoft unveils Project Natal, its controller-free gaming system

Microsoft puts Zune HD into the "Pending" tray, available this Fall

Microsoft rolls out two BlueTrack mice and a keyboard

xYz handheld rumored to combine Xbox 360 and Zune

Microsoft shows off its Future Home

Microsoft hints at something special in Zuneland with two-pronged soft marketing campaign

Xbox 360 to get full-body motion control?

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