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Xbox 360 Dashboard update now with added TV

Your IT - Entertainment

The Xbox 360 new dashboard update will include a significant boost to content for those that want more media from their games machine.  Along with FOXTEL Australian Xbox 360 owners can now add ABC iView, SBS ON DEMAND , YouTube, Daily Motion and Crackle to their viewing schedule.

 

Here are the details from Microsoft Australia regarding the December 6th update to the Xbox 360 dashboard:

A revolution is happening in the living room. The Xbox 360 is transforming how people enjoy TV entertainment and is giving them the power to control it with their voice.
 
On  December 6 the next generation of TV entertainment will begin with the announcement by Microsoft Corp. of the launch of an Xbox LIVE update which will give Australians access to the first group of new, custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment providers. The update will also enable voice control via Kinect for Xbox 360 for Australian residents.
 
Adding to the existing premium TV content with FOXTEL on Xbox 360 will be ABC iView, SBS ON DEMAND , YouTube, Daily Motion and Crackle; all available on Xbox LIVE in December.
 
Xbox has also partnered with Australia's largest online content publisher, ninemsn, to provide the latest video content from Nine News, Today, Wide World of Sports and CelebrityFIX TV on Xbox LIVE.
 
'Xbox is different - not only with a new look but great new content and voice control as of tomorrow. We are unique in the market and plan to stay that way,' said David McLean, Director, Consumer Channels Group, Microsoft Australia.
 
'When Australians download the Xbox LIVE update, their Xbox 360 will feel completely new - it will feel like the Xbox was redesigned for a new era in entertainment.'
 
Also launching December 6 is the ability to search, navigate and interact with the Xbox in new ways, including Bing text search and a new Windows Phone application called Xbox Companion App. Available via Marketplace, the Companion App will enable people to find, research and control their Xbox content from their phones.


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