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Photosynth Release Makes A Big Impression

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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's Live Labs developed Photosynth using its own A great piece of technology!' /></a><p>The release has opened to mixed reviews. The <a href=biggest complaint is that the service is so far only compatible with PCs and not with Macs. This morning
Most who actually get to use it, however, seem fairly impressed. "Photosynth is a great piece of tech. I'd be willing to pay up to $1000 for a standalone app I can grab pointcloud data from," says another Twitterer.

NASA and National Geographic are among those who have had the pleasure of testing it and have uploaded some pretty impressive projects. These
National Geographic on Photosynth' /></a><br /><br /><a href=NASA on photosynth' /></a><b>An Entirely New Medium</b><br /> <br /> Microsoft touts synths (the resulting products of using Photosynth) as
It should be interesting to see where Microsoft goes with this. Perhaps they should incorporate synths into their
video interview with the co-creator

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