iBloks Beta Creates Advanced Personalized Media and Self-Expression With Microsoft Windows Vista; One Unique Platform Delivers Personalized Entertainment(TM) and the Only Way to Easily Mix Photos, Music, Video, and Games.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- iBloks, creator of new self-expression software that addresses people's desire to personalize their digital media, announced today the availability of its public beta release See beta version. in connection with the Beta 2 availability of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Vista. iBloks' platform is designed to be a radically simple experience where people can easily mix multiple media types together using easy "drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. " functionality to create and share their personal iBloks via email, IM, social networks, web pages or blogs. Built on Microsoft's new Windows Presentation Foundation The user interface subsystem in the Vista version of Windows. Part of the .NET Framework 3.0 programming interface (API) and formerly code named "Avalon," Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) takes advantage of advanced 3D graphics capabilities in modern machines. , a component of WinFX, the managed code programming model for Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , iBloks' beta supports both Windows Vista and Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. . iBloks is one of the first commercial applications integrating Windows Presentation Foundation into a consumer software product. "iBloks is an innovative example of how companies are developing software to create truly unique and personalized experiences with digital media," said Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien can refer to:
iBloks' platform provides the easiest way for people to create personalized, multimedia entertainment experiences to share using all major digital media formats including photos, videos, games, music and text. The free beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of iBloks features three examples of personalization, the iBlok Mix Master, iBloks Sudoku and the iBloks Dancing Man multimedia mod. The iBloks platform will support many more mods and games in the future. "Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation enables iBloks to empower people to create digital media mixes of their photos, music, videos and games in one place and then easily share them with their friends. It's a new innovation in social networking," said Julia Miller, iBloks president and chief executive officer. "iBloks is a platform created to revolutionize self-expression." "The way that artists express themselves and the desire for new ways to do so changes continually and iBloks is helping to expand artists' creativity," said Michael Ostin, veteran music industry executive and former President of DreamWorks Records, and a member of iBloks' advisory board. "Sharing personalized media files in a rich environment that supports music, videos and gaming while being easy enough for anyone to use is an exciting idea. iBloks now gives people an incredibly unique way to connect and express themselves." About iBloks Founded in 2005, iBloks' mission is to revolutionize self-expression. At the heart of the company's solutions is its software platform, which provides digital building blocks for personalized entertainment(TM) and fun via the concept of mix.share.play.(TM) The company was founded by entertainment and software industry veterans from Apple, Microsoft, Xbox Live, and MongoMusic, and is funded by entertainment industry executives from Warner Music, DreamWorks Records, Maverick Records, and GUESS?. For additional information, please visit iBloks at: http://www.ibloks.com. All product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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