I learned today that Microsoft has opened a Public Beta for ThreeDegrees, there new MSN Messenger/Instant Communicate Software.  This news come a few days after popular source Mess.be announced it.

Although I have no current interviews, Neowin.net has an official beta available.  I am unsure if three degrees is public at this time.

A Public Signup is available at http://www.threedegrees.com/!

Public Screenshots from Neowin.net

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #1 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #2 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #3 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #4 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #5 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #6 Setup

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #7 Running

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #8 Groups

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #9 MusicMix

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #10 Share Music

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #11 Settings

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #12 Emotions

ScreenShot of 3Degrees #13 MSN 5

Basically 3 Degrees adds the ability to have a group of people that you trust, like MSN Messenger.  You can send winks to there desktop and share music with them and chat with them, of course.  It requires Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1.  It also requires an Update to using Networks on Windows. THIS IS NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM MICROSOFT

Thanks all!

Great news, but dim the titles . I'm curious however.

Greetz

uhh... breaking news???

Neowin posted about three degrees 4 days ago...

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=9431&category=main watch the date...

and microsoft was talking about it three years ago...

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/05-30netgen.asp

it also requires them to have the program too...lol

Still worth it, lol