Microsoft CES: Putting it all Together
I know I know.. talking about CES on the day of Macworld, is about as attractive as New York's Mom, but I am excited about some of the integration features Microsoft has rolled out with the deployment of Vista. I own quite a few of the items slated to have some sort of integration with Vista, including Xbox360, Zune, even Windows Mobile on my Smartphone. Windows Vista would bring a lot of those devices together, in conjunction with technologies such as XBox Live, Live Search, Media Center, Microsoft TV, and Microsoft Auto.
Speaking of auto, Microsoft also announced a collaboration with Ford to create a new technology they call, Sync (real creative name). Sync will allow the ability to link your cell
phone and Zune with your car stereo. This new technology, expected in a dozen Ford vehicles this year, will allow
users to sync their address books and music files from their cell phones and/or Zune to
their compatible Ford Vehicle seamlessly without disconnect the call. The Sync software also touts text to speech software, allowing incoming
text messages to be read aloud.
