Amazon Web Services

The new TiltedAxis website is written in ASP.NET (C#) and integrates seamlessly with Amazon Web Services.

WPF TransitionContainer Control

The following video demonstrates the Microsoft WPF TransitionContainer control, which provides animated transitions between ViewStates:

The TransitionContainer control was written by Pavan Podila.

WPF ElementFlow Control

The following videos demonstrate the Microsoft WPF ElementFlow control, which supports CoverFlow, Carousel, and many other ViewStates:

CoverFlow ViewState (with reflections)

Carousel ViewState

Other ViewStates

The ElementFlow control was written by Pavan Podila.

Self Destruct

Self Destruct is a fun and fast paced shoot'em up game programmed by Terry Cavanagh with graphics by Annabelle Kennedy:

Download Self Destruct

XNA Animation Library

XNAnimation is a skeletal animation library for XNA. The library allows developers to easily manipulate, playback, interpolate and blend animations. See the following video for a demonstration:

Yahoo! Chart API

Yahoo! has released version 2.5.2 of the Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Chart Library. The Chart Library requires Flash Player 9.0.45 or higher. Supported chart types include:

• Horizontal & Vertical Bar Charts
• Line Charts
• Pie Charts

Google Chart API

Google has recently published the Google Chart API, which lets developers dynamically generate and embed static charts into Web pages.

Some of the supported chart types include:

• Pie Chart

• 3D Pie Chart

• Line Chart

• Bar Chart

• Stacked Bar Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Scatter Plot

• Radar Chart

• Maps

XNA Creators Club Tour

Checkout the following video for a quick introduction to Community Games Beta on Xbox Live. The video covers the following topics:

• How to join XNA Creators Club
• Creating and sharing games on Xbox Live

Dream. Build. Play. 2008

Microsoft is holding another "Dream. Build. Play." competition for aspiring game developers. The games must target the Xbox 360 platform. Prizes includes the following:

• First Prize $40,000 (USD)
• Second Prize $20,000 (USD)
• Third Prize $10,000 (USD)
• Fourth Prize $5,000 (USD)

This year all entrants will receive a free 12-month XNA Creators Club trial membership.

The entry deadline is September 23, 2008.

Multi-Touch Technology

According to a News.com article, Microsoft plans to include a multitouch interface in Windows 7. The really exciting news is the multitouch interface should work with existing touchscreen hardware as demonstrated on a Dell laptop in the following video:

Microsoft Surface Demonstration

Sheraton Hotel demonstrates Microsoft Surface:

Microsoft Surface Review & Demonstration

Popular Mechanics reviews and demonstrates Microsoft Surface:

Microsoft Surface Possibilities

Short video showing some of the things that are possible using Microsoft Surface technology:

Windows Home Server Television Commercial

Television commercial with Bill Gates presenting HP's version of the Windows Home Server:

Microsoft Touch Wall

Microsoft introduces Touch Wall with improved drag-and-drop technology for wall-size displays: