MIX2010: Day 1 Keynote Part_3

Liveblog with Microsoft Student Insiders _3

 

10:04

emilbacklund: Windows Phone 7 looks promising! #mix10

10:04	manan: RT @abhinaba: #mix10 #wp7 Joe demoing XNA games on the Windows Phone. Underneath all that managed code is running on #netcf
10:04	ScMcDonnell: ScottGu reminds me of Where’s Waldo. #mix10

10:04	andtii: Scott shows howto write an app for windows phone 7 using visual studio and blend @ #mix10
10:07	malegretti: "o nome do game é "Harvest"… pra quem quiser ver os screenshots: http://bit.ly/b877Mu #mix10"

10:07	browniepoints: Announcing KharaPos, a Silverlight 4/RIA Services/.NET4 exemplar app. http://kharapos.codeplex.com currently demos basic RIA Services #mix10
10:11	Joe Osborne: Aaaaand we’re back! Sorry guys and gals!

10:12	Joe Osborne: Had a bit of connection issues with the ethernets… yay for WiFi?
10:13	Joe Osborne: Demo using Expression Blend 4 for WP7? This is what I’m talking about!

10:16	rodrigokono: TOP! RT: @DavideZordan: RT @shanselman: Multi-touch Windows 7 monitors/laptops enable multi-touch in the developer emulator. #mix10
10:16	dovella: RT @ai: For those of you watching the #mix10 live stream – there are more really kickass app demos to come. http://live.visitmix.com/ #wp7dev #wp7

10:24	MrHinsh: RT @JustinKing: This is how Microsoft will get back into the Mobile game. Developer experience is awwwwwesome. #mix10
10:26	KeizerAlex: Tools voor #wp7 development worden gratis #mix10

10:26	DPSJ: Great demo of #wp7dev with Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone. Gorgeous UI in about 8 minutes. #mix10 #wp7s
10:26	DomagojPa: RT @timheuer: Silverlight 4 RC now available: A guide to what has changed in the Silverlight 4 RC – http://bit.ly/9CN9wD #mix10

10:30	Hilary Pike: Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone- http://www.microsoft.com/express/phone/ #wp7dev
10:31	Hilary Pike: From Darren – @Hilary – More tools at http://silverlight.net/getstarted/devices/windows-phone/

10:32	Hilary Pike: We lost our connection – sorry for the delay and we’re having some trouble approving comments but we’ll post them
10:32	CalebJenkins: ugh… "Spiderman is someone who spends a lot of time on the web…" groan. #mix10

10:32	pocketnowTweets: Hardware-accelerated deep zoom on Graphic.ly comic app for high-res zooming. Very nice. #WP7 #mix10
10:36	AlanMichas: foursquare app now bing demoed on the Win Phone 7. #mix10

10:37	Hilary Pike: Scott Hanselman showed us http://foursquare.com/ when we were in Redmond, do I want to be the mayor of Chucky Cheese?
10:38	Hilary Pike: http://www.shazam.com/ helps you identify a music tracks and connect them to your social networks

10:43	Jeremy Bray: Yay, we are finally back online!
10:43	Hilary Pike: Avatar’s on wp7, sweet

10:44	WirelessLife: Hey @ckindel looks like you are in need of a TorontoFC jersey How are the Sounders doing again? Awesome app BTW. #WP7 #WP7Dev #mix10
10:45	Jeremy Bray: Loic Le Meur is getting ready to show off Seesmic on Windows Phone 7 Series.

10:46	Hilary Pike: eesmic, mmmm, i love seesmic
10:46	Jeremy Bray: Actually, it looks like it is for the desktop, not the Phone.

10:47	Hilary Pike: Coming up soon – @ClintRutkas from Coding4Fun steps up to the mic at Mix10
10:50	Joe Osborne: Are we a gogo?

10:50	Hilary Pike: @Jeremy – you beat the news
10:50	Jeremy Bray: Correction yet again, we are now seeing Seesmic on the phone

10:52	moon: @sarahintampa Two years ago we talked about a thread on C9 and now that lie is a #mix10 Keynote http://twitter.com/moon/status/10527277401
10:52	Joe Osborne: Yay! We’re back in time for Coding4Fun antics!

10:53	Hilary Pike: Dan Fernandez steps up – to demo Coding4Fun canon. He interviewed me when I joined Microsoft !
10:53	Joe Osborne: Could this be the program that Clint Rutkas was working on when we met in Redmond two months back?

10:54	Hilary Pike: @Joe absolutely, although I haven’t seen it since
10:54	Joe Osborne: Aww, Clint in his lab coat!!

10:55	Joe Osborne: I assume this Cannon app is about to destroy us all…
10:55	Joe Osborne: FIRE!!

10:56	Jeremy Bray: Shooting red shirts into the crowd with the cannon. This is sweet!
10:56	Joe Osborne: App is open source today for download at MIX 10

10:56	Jeremy Bray: The app will be open sourced in case you want to build your own shirt firing cannon.
10:57	Jeremy Bray: XNA time.

10:57	Joe Osborne: Here we go… what we gamers have waited for: XNA!
10:57	Joe Osborne: Battle Punks on screen, old news, but will be nice to see in action

10:57	jaredbro: @loic shows cool twitter location map for Seesmic on Windows Phone 7, will this come to Seesmic Android and other @Seesmic products? #mix10
10:57	Joe Osborne: Major Nelson?! Tis an honor…

10:57	Jeremy Bray: Major Nelson is now on stage to show off an XNA game on Windows Phone.
10:58	Joe Osborne: Not sure how accurate Goo Splat was, but I’m sure that will be worked out before it goes live

10:59	nzben: The partner phone with WP7 are notably faster and more stable than the early demos. Phew! #mix10
10:59	michaelmcclary: Ready for XNA section – writing games on Windows Phone #WP7 #mix10

10:59	WirelessLife: They are using a #WP7 device to control a robot cannon controlled via the accellorometer. Open source avail! Very cool. #WP7 #WP7Dev #mix10
10:59	Jeremy Bray: You can unlock achievements and earn gamerscore on the Windows Phone.

11:00	Joe Osborne: Harvest is back! Looking much smoother this time around, thankfully
11:00	Jeremy Bray: We are now getting to see Harvest on the PC and now Xbox 360.

11:01	Joe Osborne: Same game on all three Microsoft gaming platforms… interconected play perhaps?
11:01	Joe Osborne: Demo’s created in only three weeks time?!

11:02	Joe Osborne: Any killer game ideas for XNA 4 on WP7?
11:02	Jeremy Bray: Now time to look at how we find and buy apps and games for the Windows Phone.

11:03	Joe Osborne: Queue cutesy music for WP7 sales model…
11:03	Jeremy Bray: It appears you can try apps before you buy them. Very cool!

11:04	Joe Osborne: Ability to demo apps and games automatically? Tom, Jeremy and I were just discusing this last night!
11:04	Jeremy Bray: Looks like it is time to talk when Windows Phone 7 Series is coming.

11:04	Joe Osborne: When can we start? NOW
11:04	Hilary Pike: Michael Klucher – http://klucher.com/ – the Product Manager for XNA talks about XNA announcements at Mix and GDC last week

11:04	Jeremy Bray: Correction, its about when developers can start downloading and creating apps which are now available.
11:05	Joe Osborne: Get devigning for WP7 guys and gals!

11:05	Hilary Pike: developer.windowsphone.com
11:05	JeremySharp: I’m a PC. #mix10

11:05	Jeremy Bray: And that is it for the keynote. Lights are up and the people are starting to leave.
11:05	Joe Osborne: Aaand that’s guys! More live bloging goodness tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EST

11:06	[Comment From Ashley MyersAshley Myers: ] @Joe The music is very Sim-esque.
11:06	[Comment From MaxMax: ] WinMo was primarily targeted at biz users…it sounds like WP7 is a complete departure from this…what ya’ll think?

11:06	[Comment From Darren MSP IrelandDarren MSP Ireland: ] It looks like Outlook, really beautiful looking. Love the new UI!
11:06	Joe Osborne: Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell your dad and come on back tomorrow!

11:07	Hilary Pike: Thanks for joining, we’ll be back tomorrow with more mix10 fun!
11:09	jwmcpeak: RT @elijahmanor: Announced: win mobile 7 series phone Dev tools are now available! http://developer.windowsphone.com #mix10

11:13	[Comment From Ashley MyersAshley Myers: ] Great coverage guys! I have senior project same time as keynote tomorrow, but maybe I’ll convince folks to watch…
11:14	[Comment From Ashley MyersAshley Myers: ] @Max I’m all for it. Even though I’ll be entering the workforce in a few months, to have a phone that only works well for business purposes makes no sense to me. I don’t work 24/7…having downtime is essential!

11:14	Tom Ziegmann: Thanks everyone for attending!
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