Bill Gates last ever CES Keynote speech was last night and among other continued development announcements Microsoft announced that Mediaroom (Microsoft’s IPTV solution) has now got 1 Million Set top boxes World Wide. This is a great milestone for this new emerging technology and I’m proud to be a tiny part of it (I work in the UK Dev Test team on this product ). Along with this Microsoft announced a continued partnership with BT which will see BT be the first to deliver Mediaroom (known to BT customers as BT Vision) via the Xbox 360, this means the Xbox 360 will be able to act as a Set Top Box for BT Vision in the UK.

Other highlights of the Keynote speech included the announcement of 10 Million subscribers to Xbox Live (including both Gold and Silver members), enhancements to the Windows Live and Zune online experiences, another look at Microsoft Surface and my personal favourite a video about Bill Gate’s last Day at work.

The full Keynote speech can be viewed at http://www.microsoft.com/ces/