Microsoft is celebrating one year of Kinect Effect. The revolutionary Kinect technology beat all records already in its first 60 days on the market, when Microsoft sold 8 million devices. This made Kinect the fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history, according to Guinness World Records.
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Coca-Cola (#1) takes the lead in Interbrand‘s 2011 Best Global Brands report for the 12th consecutive year. Another brand leader is Apple (#8). With a brand value that increased a staggering 58 percent, Apple is this year’s top riser and, for the first time, it sits amongst the top 10 brands listed in Interbrand’s report (see the full list of brands below).
Giant companies provide vital support to small enterprises, giving people behind them with an opportunity to expand their business and make it big, doing small things. The team of big corporations, which already includes Cisco, American Express and Facebook to name but a few, is now joined by Dell, which is offering small businesses in the USA a chance to win $25,000 in its products preloaded with Windows 7 Professional & Office Home and Business, a $50,000 prepaid card from MasterCard, and their own online reality show. The submissions to the America’s Favorite Small Business competition are accepted on a dedicated page on YouTube through September 11.
A new creation from Microsoft Research designers strikes with its futuristic but elegant outlook. A high-tech frock developed by Asta Roseway, a senior designer at Microsoft Research, and Sheridan Martin Small from Xbox, allows you to type out anything you like and wear in public. This is a really new step in the art of fashion, which gives trendsetters an opportunity to manifest their individuality.