A match made in heaven?
Microsoft's annual ReMix event is a great place to show off a few nifty ideas, even those that may never find their way into our homes or our pockets.
Last week, Microsoft and Foxtel blind-sided us with news that a modified version of the Foxtel subscription TV service would be soon available through Xboxes via an Ethernet connection without the fuss that goes with setting up pay TV.
Furthering this conversation, Foxtel's executive director of content, product and delivery innovation Patrick Delany was the keynote speaker at Microsoft's ReMix conference in Melbourne yesterday, discussing the ways this newly formed partnership would help Foxtel overcome one of its major weaknesses to date: the ability for subscribers to effectively search for content and share recommendations.
To demonstrate future possibilities, the ReMix team put together a demonstration using Microsoft Surface, a Windows Phone 7 handset and, a device we had assumed was dead in the water, the HP Slate.
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Foxtel has been available to Telstra customers on phones for sometime, but what you'll see in this gallery is about as far from streaming media as you can get.
