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[helvick]

Photosynth
MS Live Labs seem to be about to pitch an impressive development in image processing for the masses - automatically constructing 3D models and environments from (large) collections of arbitrary standard 2d images.

There's a lot of hype and little content at this stage but its an intriguing idea.

[CosmicRocker]

Yeah. I noticed this blurb on New Scientist today. It sounds like Autostitch on steroids, or would that be crack?

The thing I found interesting in the MS Labs piece is the following statement. "Photosynth is a technology preview of things to come but we want to give you the chance to try it out for yourself. The team is working around the clock to put the finishing touches on an experience that you’ll never forget."

I didn't know that MS followed the lead of Google and joined this "Labs" competition. I haven't quite come to grips with the way they are doing this, but it does sound intriguing. The competition should be good for internet users in the end.