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Bing Maps Wows 'Em At TED2010

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-we're-going dept.

theodp writes "In an eye-candy filled presentation that earned him a standing-O at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. In his eight minute spiel, an extension of a shorter tech preview video, the Bing Maps architect shows how geo-tagged Flickr images can be precisely incorporated into streetside views, demonstrates indoor panoramas at Pike Place Market complete with live video overlays, and even takes the audience into space with Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope. " This is a really exciting video and worth your 8 minutes.

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  1. About that "spreading" thing... by MasterOfGoingFaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Ideas worth spreading"... but not spreading very far... since they choose to use Silverlight. WTF?

    I only have Silverlight installed on one of my 10 machines. And I honestly can't remember which one it is on. Can't say that I found any issues with it, but my interest in keeping my installed software stack low means I will keep it off most machines. It is rare to encounter a site that needs it, so it stays off.

    So we have another possibly good idea from Microsoft technical that gets screwed by their marketing and management. Microsoft has become the new Xerox. See the history of Xerox PARC if you don't understand that comment.

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    Place nail here >+