Big
Screen Photos - Yahoo! Flickr Plug-in| Big Screen Photos is an XBAP (XAML
Browser Application) for Windows XP and Windows Vista Media Center (Beta 2) which
allows you to explore Yahoo flickr from your living room couch - and via your
Xbox 360 Extender.
flickr Functionality
- Browse
and View Photo’s directly from flickr online in the thumbnail viewer (no
need to download any pictures) – and view them full screen or as a
slideshow.
- Access
your own flickr account – and browse and view public/private photos from
you and your contacts. (Multiple accounts are supported).
- Browse
and Search Groups, Photosets, “Interestingness”, Recent Photos, Taglists,
Contacts and more. (Virtual Onscreen Keyboard provided).
- Access
Detailed User and Photo Information and drill down on metadata.
- User
Consent Tool - provides an easy to use tool for adding and granting
'Consent' for accessing your flickr user accounts.
Windows, Media
Center and Xbox360
Support
- Runs
as a Media Center Addin* - currently supports Windows® Vista® Media Center.
- Runs
as a "standalone" program on Windows XP* and Windows® Vista®
Beta 2*- works on non Media
Center machines when
launched in Internet Explorer. (and can be operated via mouse/keyboard
without a remote control).
- Works
via Xbox360 Extender - when used in conjunction with Windows® Media Center.
- Enhanced
Support for Xbox360 Media
Center Remote
Control and Joypad. (Provides additional buttons that can be used as
shortcuts within Big Screen Photos)
Enhanced User Experience with Microsoft WinFX
- Developed
using Microsoft WinFX technologies (which will be launched for Windows
Vista - and will also run on Windows XP).
- Attractive
and Intuitive User Interface provides a fast/responsive look and feel -
featuring Animated Menu's and Buttons with realtime special effects such
as fades, zooming and shadowing coupled with Multithreaded Design.
- Scalable
User Interface - via use of Vector Graphics, and on the fly graphics
rendering (provided by WinFX) - ensures Big Screen Photo looks great at
any resolution or screen size. (optimized for Letterbox and Widescreen
aspect ratio displays).
Configuration and Themes
- UI
Theme Support - allows you to customize the user interface with over 5
inbuilt color themes.
- Inbuilt
Configuration – which allows you to change and Optimize your Experience
for your machine/extender type
For detailed information and lots of screenshots please
visit www.mobilewares.net/mce/bphtm.htm.
A trial/beta release of this product will be made available
very soon (stay tuned)....
