Gearheads of War

Out of the hurricane of information (no pun intended) coming out of PAX this week comes news about the new Xbox 360 Dashboard.  Excuse me, the "Xbox Experience".  
Coming this fall (still no date), the new Dashboard streams content to your TV in ways that make the old dashboard look...last gen.  

An easy to understand comparison may be that the old Dashboard is a library of information while the Xbox Experience is Wikipedia.  The Experience looks neat, tidy, and downright awesome with an almost 'Apple' flow  and look that had me drooling when I saw the video, which can be found (but was recorded illegally) over at GameVee

Finding content, your friends, and representing yourself has never been so...easy to "Experience."

A highlight of some of the features:

Looking at the game you have in your tray also shows you your achievements in that game, the content for that game available on the marketplace, and more.

Themes transfer over from your old dashboard in a new style- These themes can be previewed live as you hover over each one.

Friends are now graphically represented by someone's avatar (and the old way). When someone is offline, their avatar is dimmed out. When they are online, their avatar is fully colored and shown.

And of course, by the press of a button you can be in a party instantly whether in or out of a game.  

Every single feature in the original dashboard can be pulled up in the new guide.

Words it comes down to:  

Sick. Awesome. Chocolate and Peanut Butter.

Video Link from:  

Xbox360Fanboy Again, the vid wasn't sanctioned by Microsoft, due to the Experience not being at a finished state, so keep that in mind.