Tag Archives: Microsoft

Blaise Aguera y Arcas astonish us again

Posted on 14 February, 2010 by alexanno

In 2007 (that is 3 years ago!) Blaise Aguera y Arcas, along with Microsoft, astonished us by presenting the Seadragon and Photosynth technology. It was, and still is very very impressing and embedded below. On this years TED conference he … Continue reading →

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XBox Natal – challenge to develop the first GIS app.

Posted on 2 June, 2009 by alexanno

Microsoft recently launched their new controller for the XBox 360 called Natal. The idea is similar to the Wii’s eye and consists of movement tracking as interface to the XBox. The Natal looks pretty amazing, at least in the demo … Continue reading →