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MEDIA CENTER PC NEWSOctober 26th 2004 Microsoft Showcases 'The Best Of British' at Windows XP Media Center 2005 UK Launch
This exciting showcase heralds a new way for people to enjoy the types of entertainment they care most about - photos, music, video as well as live and recorded television. Around 20 of Microsoft's Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners are involved in the showcase event which promises to demonstrate the very best in home entertainment. Eleven of these OEMs will be launching their latest equipment - soon to be available on the UK highstreet. Companies include: Armari, Carrera, Centerprise, CFL, Elonex, Evesham, Hauppage, HiGrade, HP, Intel, Mesh, NS Optimum, Nvidia, Packard Bell, Research Machines, Rock, Scan, Spire, Toshiba and Vivadi. Each company will be demonstrating its own unique form factors running Media Center 2005. "Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 starts delivering on the dream of digital entertainment today. People want choice and flexibility in how and where they enjoy their digital media content. We have been innovating with the Windows PC and collaborating closely with our partners for years to make it easy for people to get best the digital entertainment experiences ever delivered from one device." Said Alistair Baker, Managing Director Microsoft Ltd and Vice President Microsoft EMEA. There will also be a number of other Microsoft partner companies providing services for Media Center 2005 attending the event. These include Intel, Napster, Convergex, KMS Internet, Music Brigade, MSN Music, Aria and Sonic, amongst these services includes the ability to view and interact with websites from anywhere in the room via the remote control, for example the ability to surf online music stores and download music without ever having to use the keyboard or mouse. With its specially designed user interface Windows XP Media Center 2005 is operated from the touch of a button on a remote control. Allowing you to enjoy all your digital music, pictures, videos, DVD's, live TV programs and even some exciting new websites, all from the comfort of your sofa. Windows Media Center heralds a GBP2 billion home entertainment boom according to Technical agency Conchango. It predicts that the UK release of the new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 will boom into a GBP2bn digital home entertainment market over the next three years. At its US launch, Bill Gates put Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 "at the heart of Microsoft's vision to offer people the best in complete, connected entertainment experiences", whilst Conchango head of interactive media Paul Dawson said Media Center "will change the rules" of interactive TV. Previously thought of as devices confined to the office, PCs now have the look and feel needed to welcome them into the lounge environment. This change in consumer confidence is due to the empowerment offered by the various Windows Media Centers. Entertainment is fast becoming purely digital through the growing popularity of digital cameras, television and downloadable music. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 allows consumers to do everything from one place. |
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