The Innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland has been open for a month now, and the numbers are impressive. The home has proven to be a big draw at the park.

Line to get in to the Innoventions Dream Home, from the Micechat blog

According to CEPro, Taylor Morrison has sold about five homes as a result of its presence in the Dream Home, and Life|ware dealers have closed four jobs.

This is becoming an exciting opportunity for Life|ware and our dealers. We’ll be getting back to you soon with more details!

Today is the last day to enter your Media Center installation in Microsoft’s Windows Media Center Ultimate Install contest. You can win a free trip to CEDIA (flight and accommodations) a trip for two to Microsoft, and lots of Microsoft swag for your homeowner.

Head right over to Microsoft’s Ultimate Install site and get those entries in!

… and Life|ware Visual Project is a finalist in the “Best New Technology” category! You can check out all the finalists on CEPro’s CEDIA News site. Winners will be announced at the annual Electronic Lifestyles Awards Banquet at CEDIA Expo 2008 on September 6.

As of this fall, the Xbox dashboard will have a completely new look. Microsoft assures us that no functionality will be lost, but we have no idea just yet how this will affect Xbox setup as an extender:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/microsoft-giving-the-xbox-360-a-totally-new-dashboard/

At E3, Microsoft announced today that Xbox Live Gold members will be able to stream Netflix video for FREE. Live Gold members will have instant access to their Netflix queues, and while it seems unlikely at the moment that the stream will be HD, we can’t believe that’s not in the works. Check out Engadget’s coverage:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/microsoft-and-netflix-announce-partnership/