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CNET News - Microsoft unveils Xbox One, with new voice control

2013-05-21
this is it Xbox one what if a single device could provide all your entertainment and what if that device could turn on your TV and talk to all of the devices in your living room and what if it was always ready and connected well now it's all going to begin with two simple words Xbox on and it's that simple Xbox one instantly recognized me and gets me to my own personal home screen no more manual login no more waiting on system or game updates now the home screen as you can see has a familiar interface but let me point out for you a couple of unique differences first of all it'll remember what I was last doing so for example here in the center of the screen you can see I was playing one of my favorite racing games this one here is just one of the new amazing Xbox one exclusive you're going to hear a lot more about you can also see I was listening to some music by deadmau5 and watching a movie now like many of you I also discovered new entertainment based on what my friends like and for that we created a new area called trendy here I get a snapshot of what is popular in the entertainment world both with my friends and with the entire Xbox Live community of course I can still browse a great content I've come to love on Xbox such as games TV and movies and music Xbox watch TV and with that simple command I'm watching live TV now here in Seattle I'm a Comcast subscribers so this is the programming available in my area but hold on let me show you how we're gonna you take live TV and make it not only integral to the Xbox but also incredibly useful through a great new feature called instant switching go to Internet Explorer oh nice watch TV watch movie switching between live TV and all my games entertainment is now as fast as switching channels on your TV remote now you've already seen how simple it is to use your hands to navigate through the Xbox one but we're gonna create a new set of Universal gestures to control your entire TV experience gestures such as grab and pan and swipe up let me show you one of my favorites here's an example of how I can get easily back to my home screen from anywhere in the system I simply spread my hands grab the screen and I'm back home and if I want to get back to my movie I grab and I'm back to the movie now have you ever wanted to do more than one thing at a time when you're watching TV of course you have on Xbox one the ability to do multiple things at once on your TV is now a reality introducing snap mode for the Xbox Xbox snap Internet Explorer with snap mode I can run multiple programs alongside one another and easily interact between them without having to shut one down and start up another Xbox favorites Star Trek ok so right now watching Star Trek and I've heard great things about the sequel star trek into darkness so now I can use Internet Explorer and my cell phone is a remote control for example to watch a trailer and I can even navigate to find movie times and buy tickets and again at any given time now if I want to go home I just grab and I'm home Skype on Xbox one connects you to family and friends in ways you aren't gonna find another TVs not only will you get Skype experiences in widescreen HD with the best livingroom camera available but only on Xbox will you be able to do group video calls on your TV let's take a look at Skype in snap mode Xbox answer call hey DJ thank you for calling in to help me show up Skype in snap mode looks like you're working pretty hard out there and yousuf thanks for having me I'm happy to do it you know it looks like you're doing okay yourself I'm looking forward to showing off the great work we're doing with our partners at ESPN well as a matter of fact that's what's coming up next so why don't you sit back and enjoy it that's great just make sure when you get to fantasy you show the real version you know the one where I'm in first place yeah yeah yeah Skype in call let me go ahead and though and show you that Xbox sports offering that DJ was talking about Xbox watch ESPN all right let me set up the scene here imagine I'm at home watching an NBA game during the regular season but if you're like me I like to keep up with my fantasy team now I can do those instead of having to pull out necessarily a separate device when my player scores here like LeBron I automatically get an alert that just pops up on the TV and I can say xbox show fantasy and now I give my fantasy players right alongside all right finally let's tackle what I think is the biggest challenge with watching TV anybody for me it's finding what to watch and keeping up with it introducing the xbox one guide xbox show the guide now you can find discover and watch TV in three powerful new ways voice control search and navigation favorites and trending with the Xbox one guide I see all my local TV listings right through my xbox and I can use my voice to check out what's on Xbox today's show watch sci-fi channel watch MTV what's on HBO pretty cool huh let's see that again Mary and Martha watch CBS show the guide see how easy it is no more memorizing channels are hunting for remote control then this thing I want to show you is how I stand on top of all of the series that I love to follow xbox favorites the favorites area is an easy way to keep up with all the TV shows that I like to watch all I have to do is pin the content in one convenient place it's a lot like having my own personal channel and finally there's one of the areas I like the most xbox trending trending gives me a glance at what everyone in the Xbox Live community is watching I like how current it is it's up-to-the-minute from here i can instantly jump into the most popular shows but training isn't just for live TV there's also a section for video on demand so I can see what people are liking no matter what time zone it's in Xbox go home so there you have it the all-in-one system where it all comes together games movies music web and now Skype and live TV the one place where you are now at the center of your entertainment the one place where it's simple and instant to connect with your friends this is the beginning of a new generation of games entertainment this is the beginning of truly intelligent TV
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