Belgian Windows Live Team Space

Live TV is an additional program for Windows Media Center which will provide access to Spaces, Messenger, and Live Call, all wrapped up in a ten foot interface.  Here's the feature list from Ideas:

• Browse millions of Spaces in rich 3D graphics with new Gallery views and full keyword search
• Find out what your friends have been doing and saying on Windows Live Spaces
• Have real-time text and voice conversations*
• Call your friends' mobile or landline telephones by signing up with Verizon Web Calling to make affordable domestic and international calls**
• Easily navigate with yout mouse, keyboard or a TV remote (remote navigation requires Microsoft Media Center Remote and IR)
• Make free PC-to-PC calls to other Windows Live Messenger users.

"Windows Live for TV is an early beta 3D browser application that makes it easy to connect to your social network as well as friends and family from within Vista Media Center or IE7.0.  You're be able to view the best of Windows Live Spaces and communicate with Friends and Family over Windows Live Messenger 8.1 with voice & text chat as well as make a phone call.

First found on LiveSide

Cross posted on Brandopia

Magnificent site and a great collaboration between 2 brands (MSN and Westin hotels).

In the site Renewal you can explore several big cities (super integration of Live Local) and find the Westin hotels on the map next to several points of interest. A really nice way to explore a city, its tourist attractions and find hotels near them.

Found thanks to Virtual Earth (Mappoint) B2B

This is really cool. Link to Soapbox on MSN Video: Soapbox and Messenger Integration

Instead of just IM'ing your contact a link to a video,we now allow you to actually watch a video with friends, using Windows Live Messenger in real-time. This is how it works:If at any time you would like to watch a video with one of your Messenger contacts, just click on the "share" tab under a Soapbox Video and select "IM this video."

If you are already signed into Messenger, this will prompt you to choose which contact you would like to watch the video with.If you are not signed in, you will be prompted to do so.Choose the contact, and once the person has accepted your invitation - boom the Messenger Activity Window will launch, with the player in full view. You can now watch the video with your friends and chat about it, all at the same time. We will be adding more functionality in the future, but think this is a great start in integrating Soapbox closely with Messenger.

Great posting (in Dutch) on what gadgets are and how they can help marketeers in terms of branding and sales. Have a look here: Marketingfacts

If you want to find out more about Gadgets from us, have a look at the Windows Live Gallery.

Geert

And another Live service sees the light. This time it is: Windows Live Barcode. It is a new way to avoid repetitive input, store more information and enjoy better handset service within seconds. On the other hand it's also an opportunity for advertisers. Just have a look at this campaign in Mexico: Promo Sprite . It's extremely simple. You take a photo of the barcode and your phone translates it automatically: wheter it's a promotional code, some text or your business card. On Windows Live Barcode you can easily try it yourself. I've tried it and on the right you can see my businesscard converted in a barcode. Pretty nice, no?

Geert

Excellent demo of Soapbox on 10. If you are wondering what Soapbox is, it's Microsofts answer to Youtube (or Google if you want).

Geert