Back in 2006 at the Web 2.0 Summit, Microsoft showed off it’s cool new Photosynth program. They didn’t release it to the public, but they let attendees get a lick of what was in store, and left many of those who experienced it with a good taste in their mouths. Yesterday, they released it to the public as a service.
Microsoft Photosynth Focuses On Endeavour
Google Earth recently added a “NASA layer,” and new reports indicate that Microsoft’s also interested in the agency; Photosynth, the company’s digital photo “technology preview,” has made three-dimensional images of Endeavour.
Photosynth Tech Preview
It’s been just a few short months since the Microsoft Live Labs Team announced Photosynth at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston and boy have they been busy!
Microsoft’s Photosynth: “Immersive”
Microsoft has unveiled an impressive new technology, which the company described as a “unique, immersive online photo-sharing experience.” A press release also bragged about how it “renders images with stunning realism and detail.” I tried it, and can’t argue with either assertion.