When it loses focus, the Zune Desktop Software 4.0 fades out the now playing information (track time, name, artist, and so on). Instead, a dynamic collage features photos, stats, and other information about the artist. When one moves the mouse back to the software, the details are faded back in. In this clip, the mouse is immediately moved away from the software, and returns (in the top right corner) around 0:16.
Windows Media Player 12 auto-adds new media
When one adds new media to a watched folder, Windows Media Player 12 automatically detects and adds these files to the music library. The new media can be added from a number of other sources: Amazon MP3, The Zune Marketplace, the iTunes Store. As soon as WMP12 is launched, the new files are assimilated.
The Windows 7 Taskbar shows thumbnails for open applications.
If the user moves from one open application to an adjacent one, the Windows 7 Taskbar shows thumbnails fade into one another, with smooth window size transformations.
Windows (7) Media Center features borderless windows
Windows 7 (and possibly earlier) Media Center allows for a border-less, distraction-less, movable window of live HDTV. This is useful for, say, watching the World Series while also grading Midterm exams and writing work-related email. The window can be dragged anywhere.
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