Microsoft acquires VideoSurf to 'enhance video discovery capabilities' for Xbox Live
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Though Microsoft's still mysterious Dashboard update is due to arrive in just under two weeks' time, on December 6, Big Redmond isn't resting on its money-covered laurels just yet. The company announced this week the acquisition of "video discovery technology company" VideoSurf.
What the what is video discovery technology and how will it "enhance" Xbox Live? "This holiday we will launch voice search across our entertainment partners on Xbox LIVE," Microsoft's Alex Garden said in a press release. "Over time, as we integrate VideoSurf's technology into our system, we are excited about the potential to have content tagged in real time to increase the speed and relevance of the search results." VideoSurf's back-end technology "'sees' frames inside videos," an ability that Microsoft appears to want to couple with the integrated Bing voice search coming to Xbox 360.
Just imagine, you can make your own streaming "World Funniest Videos" show with the following command: "Xbox, Bing people getting hit in the genitalia."
Reader Comments (7)
Posted: Nov 25th 2011 10:33PM SisypheanLife said
"Welcome back to 'Ow, My Balls!'"
Posted: Nov 25th 2011 10:35PM GamingColt said
I think the best addition to the Dashboard is YouTube.
I really want to see what they could do with the interface, the quality and performance of it.
Foooooorget everything else! (except UFC... bing search... cloud... nvm)
I really want to see what they could do with the interface, the quality and performance of it.
Foooooorget everything else! (except UFC... bing search... cloud... nvm)
Posted: Nov 25th 2011 11:23PM Im No Hero said
Just come out with more kick ass games.
Posted: Nov 25th 2011 11:52PM XBX4LFE said
Ufc was pretty cool, got to see the last fight free in HD..the new dash is very nice...controller or Kinect/voice..youtube will not be in the Dec 6th release.
Posted: Nov 26th 2011 11:24AM Israel Grants You A Psychedelic said
what the what?
Posted: Nov 26th 2011 6:33PM Starcade said
It seems to me that Microsoft was also developing something similiar in their labs a few years back that they were demonstrating on phones.





