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Microsoft's Augmented Reality, Video Photosynth

Al writes "Microsoft demonstrated new augmented-reality software for cell-phones at the 2009 TechFest conference, which was held this week in Redmond. Instead of using GPS or WiFi triangulation, the prototype system relies entirely on scene-recognition to identify its position and add virtual objects to a video picture of the real world. TechFest is a showcase for lots of projects at Microsoft's various research labs. Other technologies on show included Photosynth for video, an image-tracking system for handwriting, a way of refining image searches using colors, and a 3-D version of Microsoft Surface."

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  1. Re:Video clip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Have you seen this guy? I didn't know Microsoft employed non-Indians.

  2. YtUO FAIL IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    despite the a.8d exciting;