Microsoft Windows Live for TV Beta Invites

Microsoft Windows Live for TV Beta is a rich, graphically-driven interface designed for people who use Windows Live Spaces and Live Messenger and Live Call on large-screen monitors and TVs. Currently this beta is in limited release and only a small number of people qualify for the Windows Live for TV beta waitlist.

What you can do with Windows Live for TV Beta

* Browse millions of Spaces in rich 3D graphics with new Gallery views and full keyword search
* Find out what your friends have been doing and saying on Windows Live Spaces
* Have real-time text and voice conversations
* Call your friends’ mobile or landline telephones by signing up with Verizon Web Calling to make affordable domestic and international calls
* Easily navigate with your mouse, keyboard or a TV remote (remote navigation requires Microsoft Media Center Remote and IR)
* Make free PC-to-PC calls to other Windows Live Messenger users.

InsideMicrosoft says Invites are going out and “the interface seems to be improved, moving faster and performing better than the previous version, although it still suffers from some slight lag”. The Windows Live for TV beta is presently available only in the US. The Windows Live for TV Beta requires either the Windows Vista Home Premium RC2 or Vista Ultimate RC2 operating system.