Microsoft' also adding code samples to its Kinect for Windows development site (CodePlex), making this the first such code from Microsoft available in an open-source channel.

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Set up an activity for "Play Xbox, " for example, and in one touch it'll turn on your console, switch your TV to the correct source, select the right channel on your amp, and so on.

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This is very interesting because with this level of power transport USB can become not only the data channel but also the power source for a variety of consumer electronics devices.

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Similar to any DSS system, one of the Vertus dongles (the right channel, in this case) acts as the master to receive the stereo stream from a Bluetooth source, and then it'd throw the left-channel stream to the other dongle.

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So why not channel the relevant data streams into a single source of valuable customer data?

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They seem to channel their energy and inspiration from some other source.

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While there are many components to an omni-channel retail strategy, retailers and brands must define one source of product information that can be used by all of the channels.

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Other big applications built on Firefox's underlying code include Songbird, an open-source version of Apple's iTunes, and Joost, a high-quality Web video channel.

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Shapiro believes this dual source could be a game-changer for the TV industry, making a "television" channel available to any viewer regardless of the chosen delivery device.

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