Deezer arrives on Xbox with Kinect support

Firefox is one of the key leaders in the field of streaming music. To always attract more users, the company launched from time to time with new features and some of these do not also lack of interest. Here, known as Deezer has just lifted the veil on a new fully for the Xbox 360 implementation, a rather pretty to look at application and that everyone will eventually benefit. Including those who do not have a premium account on the platform.

Yeah, well that's not entirely accurate since, they have to deal with some limitations. Which? Well they can only read the first thirty seconds of all the tracks present in the catalogue  It's a pity, but nothing is lost at all because they can always fall back on the thematic radios that they will be available without any limit whatsoever. So you can animate your evenings no problem with Firefox.

The interface of the application, in turn, is aligned with the Modern UI dear to Microsoft. We thus find a horizontal navigation that lets you juggle home, search, news, music, radio and everything else. Deezer has done a good job and enjoy a tool seems particularly desirable ergonomics and rather intuitive.

But the really interesting thing is the integration of voice commands and support for the Kinect. With it, users can fully control their Deezer's voice or by the sly devils in front of their television. Typically the kind of features that should not put a lot of atmosphere to the house late at night and after a few bottles emptied.

Finally, you can specify that if the Deezer application is available on the Xbox 360, it should also be on the next Xbox to be unveiled tonight by Microsoft.

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Chrome: a launcher applications on OS X

Those who have already had the opportunity to lay hands on a machine running Chrome OS necessarily know that it incorporates an application launcher. By clicking on the appropriate icon, it is possible to display the list of all installed applications on the platform and I must admit that it is still very convenient to find all his favourite tools in one place. Yes, Google apparently wants to extend this functionality to other systems because + François Beaufort has announced the arrival of the pitcher on the latest version of Chromium on OS X. So, if you have a Mac at home, then you will be able to enjoy this famous pitcher now.

But how did it work, the guy? In reality, it is very simple. Once activated, it will be enough to swing a little click on the icon of Chromium, the same that is in the dock, to bring up a window that corresponds in every respect to the integrated Chrome OS launcher.

In this window and we find the list of all applications installed on our browser, applications that appear on a very visual grid and focusing on icons. At the bottom of this window, we also find two horizontal bars that allow us to scroll through the pages of applications. Recent work on the same principle as the home screen of Android, and each page can contain no less than 16 different icons and the user will of course the possibility of order as it sees fit.

The only thing missing, ultimately, it is the search field. On Chrome OS, it is at the top of the window allows you to find easily the application of choice - and maybe more - by entering a few letters. It seems that Google’s have decided not to implement the OS X version of Chromium and it's still a shame.

It must also know is that this marker is not active by default. To benefit, you will have need to launch the application with the following option: show switch-app list. If you do not know how, it is not shameful and knows that all instructions are well located at this address. Oh and also consider installing at least one application, otherwise your launcher does not appear.

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Deezer arrives on Xbox with Kinect technology

Deezer already had very good applications for iPhone , Android, Windows Phone, iPad , Mac, Windows 8 for connected TVs (Samsung, LG & Toshiba) but also radios Parrot.

We could think that the music streaming service had circled the field of possibilities. But no! Deezer announces its version for the Xbox 360 games (although we imagine it should also work on the new Xbox unveiled tonight).

In some ways, this application tunes resemblance to Windows 8 (which is not surprising since Microsoft seeks to bring a unit in its product range around the famous Metro interface - Windows 8).

Users do not have a premium account + will have access to thousands of radio stations as well as thematic discovery mode (which allows 30 seconds of listening on all tracks).

Premium users will, in turn, access the full service and find their playlists and albums in unlimited listening.

The Kinect technology for music

Deezer could have stopped there, but they decided to bring a little more. Indeed, if the navigation can be done with the controller, this video also features a voice control (with the possibility to state the name of a playlist, for example) or gestures through Kinect (where you can scroll and select a track by moving the hand).

Deezer has not forgotten a game console is often shared between different players, since it also allows the ability to easily switcher a Deezer account to another (up to 3 accounts simultaneously).

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Wacom introduced photo cards, share class applications Bamboo Loop, is only a temporary version of iOS (Video)

Compared to other products and Wacom Bamboo product line has been creative and user-friendliness is far ahead, they further introduced a new photo card production, share class applications Bamboo Loop. The user can use this App to add photos into a variety of different elements, and made ​​into greeting cards to share with friends. Receipt of the card you can on top of it re-creation, but also after the completion of the mail back the sender, thus completing a loop (Loop). In addition, the user can also produce their own cards to share to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram, so that more friends to see your work at the same time. Bamboo Loop this App itself is free, but users can spend another U.S. $ 2 (approximately HK $ 16 / NT $ 60) to buy additional content packages. Temporary only supports iOS 5 and above (today in the iTunes shelves) as for the Android version, then they will very soon, and we met.

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Google Checkout will be retired in November 20

Google in the electronic payments business obviously tilted to Google Wallet, so out of favor and Google Checkout functions almost a matter of course to be consigned to limbo friends. They just announced on the Google Commerce blog for network vendors and Checkout will be in six months after retirement on November 20 this year, the task will be referred Wallet to take care of in order to meet future consumers will on multiple screens: i-e shopping trends phones and mobile devices.

Google recommends traders are transferred to the Wallet, pointed out that the API easier to integrate, and the Instant Buy the function but also to consumers more easily payment. Same time, they will cooperate with the United States Braintree Payments, Shopify and Freshbooks to provide alternative Checkout service. On Google Play and the Chrome Web Store to sell software developers in the next few weeks will automatically be transferred to the Wallet Merchant Center.

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Opera for Android leaves beta and is now available on Google Play

If you were moved at the beginning of last month saw the announcement of Opera for Android webkit, expects that this has only just begun. As you could imagine at the time, that ad was the starting gun for a final version, to delight of the users of the platform, has finally come to Google Play. Among the features of this browser, it includes the ability to change the position of the navigation bar, and the text fits the screen width when zooming out or all tabs active at the time. Otherwise , this is the same version we saw at the time, but now with the final mark of went? You have a link for download by clicking on Read. [Via Phone Arena]

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Leap Motion controls OS Windows 7 and 8 gesture control

Actually wanted Leap Motion to launch his gesture controller already on 13 have completed this month, but now the date was on the 22th July moved. In the meantime maintains an interested audience for a new video demo, where it comes to the touchless control at the OS level - were far more specialized applications in focus. In the video after the break , however happy scrolling, clicking and zooming in Windows is to be admired. that should be possible in versions 7 and 8 of the OS then. [via theverge]

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