Virtual MIX : Partners

BBC demo

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:58:00 GMT

A video of the BBC demo from the Bill Gates Keynote.

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Duration: 12:41

MySpace.com Demo

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:44:00 GMT

Taped during the Bill Gates Keynote, this video shows how MySpace.com uses Microsoft technology in existing and new functionality to drive one of the most visited sites on the Web.

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Duration: 11:21

REZN8 NASCAR demo for Windows Media Center

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:15:00 GMT

Watch REZN8’s demo -- and enabled by the use of Windows Presentation Foundation -- of a carouseling, 3D video portal created for Electric RED to provide consumers with access to selected NASCAR content. Not only is REZN8 acknowledged as a leader in broadcast graphics and animation, but also as a pioneer in the design and development of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), company branding and real-time viewer experiences. The company's Emmy-award winning creations reflect its unique marriage of design with a deep understanding of technology and the foresight to anticipate its impact on the creative process.

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Duration: 9:09

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eBay demonstrates Windows Live Gadgets

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:18:00 GMT

Adam Trachtenberg from eBay demonstrates the new eBay Search Widget for the Windows Live. Built on Web services, the widget makes it easier for consumer to search eBay directly from the Windows Live portal.

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Duration: 2:54

Squeet demo

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:27:00 GMT

Watch as Hamid Shojaee, demonstrates Squeet, a free service to receive any RSS feed via email in your existing email client, such as Outlook. All the benefits of email with no software to install. Squeet uses "Atlas" technologies as well as C#, .NET Framework 2.0, SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005.

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Duration: 4:07

Fluid and The North Face demo

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:05:00 GMT

Andrew Sirotnik, Chief Experience Officer (CXO) from Fluid Inc, talks about creating deeply immersive customer experiences online and the business return that retailers are getting from making the customer experience richer. He also talks about The North Face in-store kiosk built using technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation technology (formerly code named “Avalon”). The kiosks will deliver a entertaining, graphically rich shopping experience for customers and will be rolled out later this year.

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Duration: 2:09

AvenueA/Razorfish demo

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:35:00 GMT

See how AvenueA/Razorfish, the largest interactive agency in the U.S., uses Windows Presentation Foundation on Windows Vista in this demo for AMG. The creative advantages, along with the emphasis on customer experience, are clear in this demo. It starts off with a broadcast quality video which leads into some interactive features that enable consumers to create and design their own car - from the wheels to the paint color. Once the car is complete, it drives off screen. In a real life scenario, this personalized car could then be priced out for the potential owner.

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Duration: 5:24

Amazon Web Services talk preview

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:30:00 GMT

Jeff Barr from Amazon Web Services is leading a couple of sessions on Tuesday to talk about how Web services play a role in enhancing Web applications. This is a short video preview. Jeff’s first talk will be at 10:30am and focusing on Amazon Mechanical Turk -- a new Web service that allows .NET software developers to incorporate the power of human decision-making into their automated software systems. Jeff’s second session will focus on building a search engine and give an overview of the Alexa API and how developers and designers can get on the new, leveled search playing field.

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Duration: 1:45

TitleZ, Keeping Track of Amazon Sales Rankings

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Watch as Arthur Wait demonstrates TitleZ a website built with the "Atlas" framework that allows authors, publishers, and others interested in book publishing to see how individual books and groups of books have performed on Amazon.com over time by tracking the Amazon.com Sales Ranks of hundreds of thousands of books. With just a few clicks, you can identify trends with book-buying consumers. Go far beyond the top 10 or 100 bestsellers to see which topics within a given topic area are gaining in interest, which are declining.

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Duration: 10:06

Amazon.com Wish List RSS Feeds

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Today Amazon.com customers can subscribe to the Amazon Wish Lists of their friends and family through RSS feeds. By using these SLE-enabled (simple list extension) RSS feeds through browsers such as IE7, Amazon customers can now stay up-to-date with what the people they care about want as gifts. Watch Drew Herdener from Amazon.com demo the new functionality.

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Duration: 3:30

iBloks 3-D personalized entertainment demo

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Watch as Julia Miller demonstrates iBloks, a new way to express yourself, share and play with digital content in a totally immersive 3D environment. Using the Windows Presentation Foundation, the iBloks software enables people to mix any type of media assets including music, photos, video, or games to create personalized entertainment™ experiences. People can use their own content or connect to the iBloks shop to purchase licensed digital content from top media companies. After they create their personalized iBlok model, game or card they can easily share their iBlok with friends via email, IM, or on their own web pages or blogs.

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Duration: 5:42

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