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Bing on Xbox 360
Imagine a world where hunting for the lost remote control or
endlessly scrolling through a scheduling guide becomes a thing
of the past.
Instead, what if the entertainment you wanted to have was
simple, discoverable and exactly what you wanted at that
particular moment? With the release of the new Xbox 360
experience the future of entertainment search is here. With Bing
on Xbox you can sort through all of your entertainment content –
including movies, games, TV shows, apps and music – with just
the sound of your voice. Beginning December 6th and in the
coming months, voice search with Bing on Xbox will start to roll
out, enabling you to easily find the entertainment you’re
looking for, across: Netflix, Hulu Plus, Comcast Xfinity on
Demand, HBO Go, Zune and more across Xbox LIVE.
Bing on Xbox opens up living room entertainment the same way
search engines opened up the web. When you think about the state
of entertainment, there isn’t a lack of selection, the challenge
is finding what you want in a timely manner. Now when you say
“Xbox, Bing, Star Trek,” Bing will show you all the available
options for the movies, music, games, on-demand TV and apps that
match that title.
Our goal with features like Bing on Xbox is to make Bing
available in convenient and intuitive ways that take advantage
of the capabilities of your device. You can see this today with
features like: voice search on Bing for Mobile, implicit search
such as Local Scout on Windows Phone, the ability to search
using your phone’s camera with Bing Vision, and touch/contextual
search through the Lasso feature on the Bing for iPad. With Bing
on Xbox, we are introducing a more natural way to search on the
TV. And as a result, you can spend more time enjoying your
entertainment, and far less time hunting for it.
Bing on Xbox voice search will initially be available in English
in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for select Zune video, Xbox
LIVE Marketplace and select content partners. For those who do
not have a Kinect for Xbox 360, text search, via the Xbox 360
controller, is available in Xbox LIVE markets.
For more specifics on the Xbox 360 announcement, including
updates to the Xbox 360 dashboard, please check out the press
release here.
You say it, Bing on Xbox finds it.
Full complete blog post here.