Loaded: The other Stevenote Video

Loaded: The other Stevenote Video Transcript

>> Welcome back to CES 2009 in Las Vegas. It's Thursday, January 8, I'm Natali Del Conte and it's time to get Loaded. ^M00:00:08 [ Music ] ^M00:00:11

>> CES kicked-off officially last night with a Stevenote of its own. Steve Ballmer from Microsoft delivered a keynote address where he announced the Beta availability of the Windows 7 operating system and a new version of Windows Live. I was secretly hoping for a Zune phone, but that was not to be. Nevertheless, here are some highlights from the keynote.

>> Thanks Steve, hey everyone get ready to see the new Windows 7 Beta. So let's take a look at my desktop. Does this scattered desktop look at all familiar to any body? We know that the typical user has between 5 and 15 windows open at a time. So with Windows 7 we make it easier to move between them on the task bar. I have two Internet Explorer windows open right now, each with multiple tabs and I can use Windows 7 Preview to move between those sites and then I can select sites or close sites right from here. It's quick and easy.

>> We're gonna continue to evolve with new content and new opportunities and in fact this spring we will launch something called Primetime, which is a channel on Xbox. And then idea behind Primetime is to create scheduled programming, so that you can go at a specific time, find friends and experience live events. What I wanna do now is give you an example -- the first example of an event on Primetime, which will be the show 1 versus 100. This is a live game show where Xbox Live members can play online against others.

>> Let's welcome our host.

>> Thank you. Here is how 1 versus 100 works. You're now on our game show here on the Xbox Live Primetime where you can play on the big stage or play along from the crowd.

>> Pico projectors are a bit of a fad here at CES. These are pocket projectors that play your movies or photos on a flat surface like a wall, ceiling or screen. We saw concept products like this last year, but now they're actually consumer products. Toshiba has one, Samsung has one, WowWee has one and 3M which is the company that first launched this last year has a second generation of their original version. They cost over $200, but honestly I wouldn't rush to buy one of these unless you really like being an early adaptor. These will be built in to our cell phone soon enough so I don't see the need for a separate gadget, unless you've got money to burn in which case good for you. Palm is expected to launch an entirely new operating system later today. Palm invited press to an event that's starts at 11am Pacific. We are pretty sure that it's a new operating system and if it is our expectations are high. Our mobile reviewers Bonnie Cha and Kent German will be all over this one, so stay tune to CNET for that. Yahoo is pushing hard to get on your TV. The company announced that it would be partnering with TV makers such as Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio to make high definition TVs that support their online service. This is Yahoo's widget program that brings information from the Internet to your TV menu. These are things like weather, stock, YouTube videos and social networking. Of course Yahoo will sell ads around these widgets. A developer kit was released this week, so we should expect to see these applications later this year. I expected to see a lot more OLED TVs this year, but so far I haven't seen all that many. Sony has a 27-inch version of last year's 11-inch XEL. LG has also said that they will get in on this game, the company is working on launching a 15-inch version of an organic light emitting diode TV, but we don't know if it will be as expensive as Sony's version. What we do know is that it will be 1.4 millimeters thick and have a wide screen panel with a 30,000 hour lifespan. Verizon FiOS is coming to the Web which is something that makes me very happy as a FiOS customer. The company will soon let FiOS TV customers access their DVR from the Internet. You'll be able to review, change or delete recordings, set parental controls and browse and search TV and On Demand listings. You can also do this from a few select LG phones. You can not however watch your recorded shows from the Internet -- yet. I hope that's on its way. Google makes some changes to Mobile Maps which will allow you to get directions by business name in addition to directions by address. Prior to this change Google Maps for mobile couldn't understand that searching for directions to say, Starbucks was not a street address. If you typed that in it would look for Starbucks in the address. Changes on the program inside now allow maps for mobile to tell the difference, so you can drink all the Starbucks you can find. Those are your headlines for today, but by no means the end of what we've got for you here at CES. Stay tuned to CNET TV all week to actually see the gadgets and gear. We will be showing them here to you all the way through Saturday. So stay with us. Thank you for watching. I'm Natali Del Conte with CNET TV and you just been Loaded. ^M00:04:56 [ Music ]