The long awaited Xbox dashboard update is here. All I have to say is "wow". Not only has Microsoft doubled down on it's use of the MetroUI and the motion based Kinect, but they filled this update with more features than we could have hoped for. From a features perspective; they have added a search for content that is of course powered by "bing". They have also added cloud storage for games...it's not full SkyDrive capable yet and only boasts a whopping 512 Mb but it is a step in the right direction. In this update they have added an Apps Market Place which synchronizes with windows 7.5 "Mango" phones as well focusing on streaming video and TV media to the masses. From my experience over the last 6 months in working with Windows 8 Development, the new dashboard is extremely smooth and innovative. We can only hope that it's not too little, too late for them and that the user experience continues to improve and be more refined. We are excited to see where they plan to take their gaming and overall technology in the future.
Submitted by jboomer on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 07:19
