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Microsoft Xbox 360 to get voice search, YouTube and more live TV.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Voice interface has been on the market for some time, but probably never on such a large scale as announced by Microsoft on Monday during its E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference in Los Angeles. Improvements soon to be brought to Xbox Live include much more live TV and full YouTube access, all easily voice searched via Kinect and the Bing search engine. There's also something for mixed martial arts fans.

According to Microsoft, Bing offers the best solution for searching for anything that Xbox Live service can offer, and searching soon will be as easy as saying the name of the required content. For example, saying "Halo" will bring up anything that is available to download or stream that is associated with the Halo series. The technology is Kinect-powered, so the sensor ad-on will be a must.

There are not many details regarding the new live television service, apart from Microsoft's announcement that ensures its "commitment to expand access to live television programming on Xbox 360.

" Xbox Live has already offered access to Sky TV in the UK, Canal+ in France and FOXTEL in Australia. More TV providers are on the way, Microsoft says. MMA (mixed martial arts) fans can celebrate, as Microsoft teamed up with Ultimate Fighting Championship (an MMA promotion company) and plans to bring lots of fighting-themed content (such as live matches, classic fights, interviews or behind-the-scenes footage).

Microsoft continues to expand video streaming services for Xbox Live with YouTube (in full version) soon joining Hulu Plus, Netflix and Zune, which were already offered for Xbox users. Finally, Microsoft also announced some changes made to the visual aspects of the user interface.

New Xbox Live TV services will be available this Fall (Northern Hemisphere)

Microsoft: Kinect Xbox 360 game controller a hit: Videos.

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WorldWideTech. Francisco De Jesús. Nov 05, 2010


Wave your arms, move your body, issue a command and voila! games happen.


Appropriately, the new $150 device began disappearing from store shelves as soon as it went on sale Thursday, as strong first-day sales helped boost forecasts for Kinect's holiday sales. Plugged into an Xbox 360, the Kinect sensor wirelessly tracks players' full-body movements, voices and faces.


Target (TGT) experienced "very strong pre-sales" for Kinect, selling out of the Kinect sensor and the 250-gigabyte Xbox 360-Kinect bundle ($400) at its online store, spokeswoman Tara Schlosser said.


Walmart.com(WMT) and its stores had Kinect on hand, but "there is going to be very high demand for these products," said the retailer's Ravi Jarawala. "We will continue to restock throughout the season."

Among games in the works:

•Kinectimals lets you train and play with 20 different virtual cats, including a lion, cheetah and tiger.

•Joyride, a racing game, lets players use their hands to hold an imaginary steering wheel — pull your hands toward you and push back out for an acceleration boost — and their bodies to execute jumps and tricks.

•Kinect Sports has six activities including boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis. To serve a volleyball, you mimic the real motion; in soccer, you can kick the ball or do a header.

•Kinect Adventures includes a river-raft time trial and obstacle course, playable by up to four players. On the raft, playing as a duo, you and a partner must lean one way or another to steer. Jumping helps the raft reach special areas for extra points.

•Dance Central, in development by MTV Games, incorporates immersive, full-body dancing without the need for a controller.

•Star Wars characters and iconic Disney favorites will be featured in separate new games being developed at Microsoft in conjunction with LucasArts and Disney.

"This is (Microsoft's) attempt to leapfrog the Wii and broaden the appeal of the Xbox," says Geoff Keighley of Spike's GameTrailers. "The questions are, 'Does the controller-free environment make (the Xbox 360) more accessible?' and 'Is it fun?' "

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