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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. Re:8 Minutes of my life by nurb432 · · Score: 1, Troll

    They give credit where credit is due. So no, its not the same thing.

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  2. So it's... Google Earth? by MrMista_B · · Score: 1, Troll

    So it's... Google Earth? With some extra bits bolted on?

    I dunno. It's cool and all, but it was cooler when I first saw it years ago. This is neat as an evolutionary upgrade, but it's by no means anything new or revolutionary.

  3. Astroturfing Silverlight by argent · · Score: 2, Troll

    So I follow the link to Bing world-wide telescope.

    This page requires Silverlight 3.

    No thanks.

    1. I have enough trouble with two CPU-intensive web plugin environments.
    2. If I wanted to take on the risk of Microsoft's security models, I'd be running Windows.