I can't even describe this. Just launched is Microsoft Surface. You just need to watch the following videos.

What can one say. This is an amazing piece of technology and has been 5 years in the making. Top Secret, and very few people knew about this and finally announced. It is an expensive piece of technology though and will be coming in around US $10,000 per table and is not being marketed towards the homes just  yet. It will be looked at by retailers and in places like casinos, and bars and restaurants and places like that.

Here is another related article with a video with Bill Gates being interviewed. All I know is that this is going to be awesome and I cannot wait for this to come out. I know I want one. Hopefully I will have more soon about this, but I just wanted to share this out to the world.

Just a few more days until Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. I cannot wait. This is going to be the movie of the year.

Some of the fun quotes:

There’s not been a gathering like this in our lifetime.

This is madness, This is politics.

This quote is from Bill Gate's Book The Road Ahead, and its a great quote to live by. It is a pretty smart one too, because to some people it is probably just common sense, but to others, there is truth behind it. Just because you succeed once at something, doesn't mean you don't need to work hard to succeed again or the next time. Always be prepared to do your best and remember to bring your A game.

And so, we release the new TV Commercial for the Zune.

This commercial states everything that the Zune is, from a music player, to a video player with sharing and wifi ability. This new TV spot is a lot better than what we had earlier, which just shows that the Zune is growing.

Welcome to the Social!!!!!

So, the other day I was in the gym when I saw this video. It was pretty interesting.

This video stars Karen King, who is currently the President of the East Division of McDonalds. Karen King has worked at McDonalds for over 30 years, and when she started her career there, she started off as a crewmember and eventually worked her way up. Searching the site, I found out that Janice L. Fields also started off as a crewmember and is now the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.

It is always nice to see and be reminded that even when you start at the bottom, there is nothing stopping you from reaching high up on that ladder. You just better be willing to work for it. This video reminds us that it is possible, it is achievable, and here are examples of 2 people that did it. Although we all hear the stories, sometimes it all just seems as one big dream, and something that we think is just not possible. Set goals, work hard, dream big, and you can achieve, what may seem to be the impossible.

Nowadays, online advertising is a huge thing. With every company vying for a piece of the pie, it only makes sense that every company is spending tons on research in this department. Google for one runs most of their business, through online ads which you can see while searching, as well as reading emails and throughout the site. With Microsoft breaking into this market, and Yahoo having been there for a while, things have started to get interesting as each company is working on making sure that they are leading the race.

Hence release of Microsoft's adCenter, which allows companies to register themselves with  Microsoft and setup Ads centered around their business. Although this is in full swing a lot more Research is being done to make sure that Microsoft is ahead in this game. Hence we are introduced to Microsoft adCenter Labs, where research is being done to make sure Microsoft is a leader in the advertising field.  Most of what is on the website is currently under research and little excerpts are on the site so that people can see what the future has in hold.

The part that was really interesting to me was the new Video Hyperlink being researched by Microsoft adCenter Labs. What is really cool about this is that, it allows users to get more information about products as they watch a video. In the example, you can see that the ski video is amazing, but what if you wanted to do skiing really soon and really liked what the skier was wearing, well click the training suit he/she is wearing and it will take you to a site, where you can then buy it or get more information on it. Kohl's already has a video online showing this new concept and can be seen here.

Another interesting step forward is the ability to have thoughts conveyed in videos. Microsoft is working towards looking at Sharing and Commenting on Videos as can be seen through the link. This way you can put up your own video and then comment on certain sections of your video and share your thoughts easier. It also allows then you to filter on these set comments and view only parts of the videos that interest you. Try out the few videos that are on the site and you can upload your own comment if you want to try it.

Anyway's I just thought it was interesting stuff and wanted to share it out to the world (or whoever else reads this blog). There are more things on the site, that Microsoft is looking at, but these are a couple of major advancements.