Minority report meets Microsoft – An industry first, today) Microsoft will reveal their newly integrated entertainment system bringing gaming, TV and social media together in one unit with advanced voice and motion controls. A new technological era in live TV in the home is launching in time for Christmas where the user becomes the remote control through voice and gesture control. Only one year on since the launch of the Kinect, this is the most significant update from Microsoft for the Xbox 360. TV, video, movies and music will be instantly searchable, with intelligent Bing voice search, motion-controls and voice functionality – no remotes, no buttons, no worries.

The new software update will create the biggest interactive TV service in the world, with close to 40 leading TV and entertainment providers accessible through the console’s Xbox LIVE online service. These include Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, BBC, YouTube, MSN, Muzu.tv and many more (see below for full listings). One console will now bring together all these entertainment platforms, using the most advanced technologies in motion and voice controls.

The FREE dashboard update will be rolled out on tomorrow across 35 countries to a network of 35 million Xbox LIVE members, making watching live TV or on-demand movies, playing video games or listening to music effortless.

Kinect voice and gesture controls available with select Xbox LIVE content, and may vary by feature. Features, content and launch timings for the apps vary by region. See xbox.com/live for more information.

Personal and social features including Cloud Storage for Game Saves and LIVE Profile, Beacons and Facebook Sharing will also launch with the 6^thDecember update, along with enhanced Family Settings.

TV and Entertainment Providers
·         ABC iView – Australia
·         AlloCiné – France, Germany, Spain, U.K.
·         Antena 3 – Spain
·         Astral Media’s Disney XD – Canada
·         AT&T** – U.S.
·         BBC – U.K.
·         blinkbox – U.K.
·         Bravo – U.S.
·         BSkyB** – U.K.
·         Canal+* – France, Spain
·         Channel 4 – U.K.
·         Channel 5 – U.K.
·         CinemaNow (Best Buy) – U.S.
·         Comcast – U.S.
·         Crackle – Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S.
·         Dailymotion – Available in 32 markets
·         EPIX – U.S.
·         ESPN** – U.S.
·         Facebook** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets
·         FOXTEL** – Australia
·         GolTV – Spain
·         HBO GO – U.S.
·         Hulu – Japan
·         Hulu +^** – U.S.
·         iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) – U.S.
·         Last.fm^**  – U.K., U.S.
·         LOVEFiLM – Germany, U.K.
·         Manga Entertainment – U.S.
·         Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Real Sports – Canada
·         MediaSet – Italy
·         MSN with MSNBC.com – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, U.K.
·         MUZU.TV – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K.
·         Netflix^** – Canada, U.S.
·         Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) – Canada
·         RTVE – Spain
·         SBS On Demand – Australia
·         Syfy – U.S.
·         Telefonica – Spain
·         Televisa – Mexico
·         “The Today Show” – U.S.
·         TELUS** – Canada
·         TMZ – U.S.
·         Twitter^** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets
·         UFC – Canada, U.S.
·         Verizon – U.S.
·         VEVO – Canada, U.K., U.S.
·         VimpelCom** – Russia
·         Vodafone Portugal** – Portugal
·         YouTube – Available in 22 markets
·         ZDF – Germany
·         Zune^** – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.

Tuesday, Dec. 6 will also see the free Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone get launched which will let you find, learn more about and control content from popular entertainment services on Xbox LIVE.

This Xbox Companion app will have some cool new features to use with your Xbox 360 including:

Xbox Companion search powered by Bing. Search the unified Xbox catalog for movies, TV shows, music, games and apps using the Windows phone. View a detailed unified results page across all content providers. You can see recently played games and apps and browse the Zune video catalog

Using the Xbox Companion app you can learn more details about the movie, TV show, music or game that is playing on your console. You can also get friend activity (friends online, friends with beacons, friends who have recently played), achievements and related items.  You’ll also be able to select a search result, and launch a movie, TV show, game or app on the connected console as well as play, pause, fw, rw the playing video or music on the connected Xbox,initiate media purchase and navigate your Xbox console with Windows Phone using the Xbox Companion.