Aussie Hands On With Kinect Voice And Zune Pass [Video] 
Aussies Get Kinect Voice Control And Zune Pass 
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Xbox Kinect Review: It's A Brand New Console 
How Motion Detection Works In Xbox Kinect Even though the Microsoft Metro UI update for Xbox 360 landed last week, it was always going to be a slightly longer wait for the ABC iView and SBS On Demand video streaming services. Well, part of that wait is over, with the SBS On Demand component now available.
That Xbox Companion App we told you about back in October? It’s now live and ready to download for your media-playing and friend-tracking amusement. If you’ve got a Windows 7 phone and a XBL Gold account, give it a spin and let us know what you think in the comments! [WP7 Marketplace via TechCrunch]
Microsoft’s Major Nelson aka Larry Hryb the Director of Programming for Xbox Live just tweeted that the new Metro-inspired dashboard update for the Xbox 360 has been “slightly delayed” He’ll have a status update on what that means for you “later today”. Sit tight! [Twitter]
On December 6, Microsoft’s will officially release a new Xbox 360 dashboard update to all Xbox users. We’ve played around with it for a while now and can say that the Xbox has never looked so good.
The new Xbox dashboard design isn’t the only thing arriving tomorrow. Also scheduled for release is the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone, which, among other things, will endow Xbox owners with remote-control capabilities.
Since its launch in 2010, the Kinect has changed gaming and inspired a whole new genre of hacking. But Kinect 2 might blow it out of the water, if rumours are to be believed.
Harvey Norman’s latest bundling deal involves a free Xbox 360 with any Asus laptop over $700. There’s a fair range of models on offer, and while Harvey Norman’s prices aren’t always the sharpest in the market, you could always get the 360 and sell it off online to lower the total price. [Harvey Norman via OzBargain]
There’s no doubt that Kinect has been a huge hit for Microsoft. What was unexpected (to Microsoft, at least) was all the tinkering and hacking that’s been done with Kinect. In this video, Microsoft demonstrates what Kinect will be able to do in the future.
Yesterday Microsoft announced Kinect Voice and Zune Pass for Australian consumers. What’s the voice and music experience like? There’s only one way to find out.
Microsoft’s launched voice control for Kinect today, along with the Australian release of the Zune Music Pass subscription service.
