Microsoft Home showcases new prototypes of technology for daily living
“As part of its ongoing investments in exploring how software-driven innovations might influence consumers’ lives over the next five to 10 years, Microsoft Corp. recently unveiled a host of new and updated technologies in the Microsoft Home. The latest scenarios on display, highlight prototype devices and software designed to deliver enriched entertainment, information and communication experiences throughout the home.”
“Visitors to the Microsoft Home, located inside the company’s Executive Briefing Center on the Redmond campus, can experience consumer technology innovations that are likely to emerge in Microsoft and partner products over the coming decade. These new technologies are presented through hands-on scenarios that highlight the following themes:
- Place: delivering timely, relevant information to people based on their location, whether inside the home or nearby;
- Participation: several emerging technologies designed to extend people’s self-expression;
- Discovery: intelligently bringing people the content they care about most and at the time when they’re in the mood to enjoy it.”
