Windows Vista Innovation Café
Microsoft now opens its Windows Vista Innovation Café featuring new and innovative applications built especially for Windows Vista. The Innovation Café have 18 partners which had been built more than 15 applications ranging from for business, lifestyle, news & sport, media, and learning. Some of interesting applications were introduced by Nick White including long-known The New York Times Reader, British Library Turning the Pages 2.0, and iBloks (why “i”?).
All application as being said it built for Windows Vista and requiring .Net 3.0. Some application like iBloks can run on Windows XP SP2 but the most are not. You can visit Vista Innovation Café near you here.
Here is the first list of applications that available at this time:
- Business
- Accruent. Visualize and analyze your real estate for better business performance—all from a bird’s-eye view.
- Lectra. Create 3D virtual worlds that showcase the look, feel, and force of high-end fashion design.
- Right Hemisphere. Interact with full 3D graphics right inside your Microsoft Office documents.
- Scripps. Attach data to complex structures in three dimensions … then share it with others.
- STANDOUT. Create TV-quality presentations without the time and costs of a professional designer.
- LiftStyle
- The North Face. Serious outdoor gear comes to life. See how this top retailer brings an expert sales clerk right to your side.
- OTTO. One of Europe’s leading fashion and home retailers drops you into an immersive 3D shopping experience.
- News & Sport
- Electric Red. Get exclusive sports content with a 3D interface that makes finding it easy.
- Eurosport. Experience sports clips, scores, and news—plus live TV sports at the same time.
- ITN. Imagine having your own personalized news station right at your fingertips. Well, you can with this app.
- MatchCast. Ever want to do your own real-time analysis of the cricket match? MatchCast lets you generate a real-time stats while you’re watching a match.
- The New York Times. Finally … an online newspaper that feels like you’re reading the real thing.
- iBloks. Impress your friends—turn your media into personal expressions that you can share.
- TurboNick. With TurboNick, kids and their families can access the very best of current and classic kid vids.
- British Library. Explore centuries-old texts. Go ahead and actually flip the pages of books once hidden in darkened rooms.
- Knowledge Adventure. Jump into a lush world of play and learning. Take a “Knowledge Adventure” that tracks children’s progress as they learn.
- Media
- iBloks. Impress your friends—turn your media into personal expressions that you can share.
- TurboNick. With TurboNick, kids and their families can access the very best of current and classic kid vids.
- Learning
- British Library. Explore centuries-old texts. Go ahead and actually flip the pages of books once hidden in darkened rooms.
- Knowledge Adventure. Jump into a lush world of play and learning. Take a “Knowledge Adventure” that tracks children’s progress as they learn.
