Photosynth and 3-D photography....

                   Photosynth is a software application from Microsoft Live Labs and the University of Washington that analyzes digital photographs and generates a three-dimensional model of the photos and a point cloud of a photographed object.The Photosynth technology works in two steps. The first step involves the analysis of multiple photographs taken of the same area.The second step involves the display of and navigation through the 3D point cloud of features identified in the first step. This is done with the publicly downloadable Photosynth viewer
        Photosynth is an exciting futuristic application which helps you click a number of photos of an object or a place and then stitch them into a 3D structure which creates a panoramic 3 dimensional view of the photos clicked by you. It is a very futuristic technology and its fun to try. .Different than static photos and video, Photosynth helps the user to explore details of places, objects, and events unlike any other media. Also,using photosynth the photos in a photo gallery can be browsed and immediately the spatial relation between the photos can be seen. In order to enjoy the exciting features of photosynth, move your browser to http://photosynth.net/default.aspx . So why wait,start uploading your own photos and create your own synths and check out the magic of 3D photography!!!

Visual Studio 2010 :First Look !!!

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Here is some good news for all those programmers and developers aka coding experts.. Microsoft is going to formally launch the full fledged versions of Visual Studio 2010 on April 12th,2010.

               Microsoft Visual Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It can be used to develop console and GUI applications along with Windows forms applications,web apps and web services for all platforms supported by Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, .Net framework, .Net compact Framework and Microsoft Silverlight.Visual Studio includes a code editor supporting Intellisense as well as code refactoring. The integrated debugger works both as a source-level debugger and a machine-level debugger.

            Visual Studio 2010 comprises lots of new and intelligent features which will benefit the programmers by saving them a lot of time. VS 2010 is much more efficient and powerful than the previous versions and comes with various new features such as - Auto Implemented properties, collection Initializers, Implicit line continuation, Multiline lambda subroutines, type equivalence support and dynamic support.

             Visual Studio 2010 will be available in the following versions - Professional, Premium, Ultimate & Test Professional. To download the beta of the software, please click on the link http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/download.
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Project Natal....The Future of gaming is here!!!

               Project Natal is a revolutionary piece of technology by Microsoft that is set to change the world of gaming. Project Natal uses no handheld controller and it has no wires. It uses nothing but your body to control game play and when I say body I don’t just mean physically I mean you can talk to it and it will respond. It has voice recognition, 3D motion capture and face recognition. The possibilities with this are endless. Project Natal is set to change the world of gaming and gamers forever!

                What makes the natal project so awesome is that it allows you do more than just play games. You can move through menus by Moving your hands back and forth. The camera is so advanced it has awesome things like advanced face recognition and voice recognition. While your xbox is powered up and going, you can stand in front of natal and it will sign you in to your avatar automatically.ew natal developers will be able to do with the development kits that are being sent out all over the world as we speak. This is a whole new way of controlling everything in your living room. this is not just restricted to the xbox360, it will work for DVD movies, music and I can bet will be integrated into tv. 

            

Compatible with any Xbox 360 system, the “Project Natal” sensor is the world’s first to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, “Project Natal” tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions and even a shift of emotion in your voice.

In addition, unlike other devices, the “Project Natal” sensor is not light-dependent. It can recognize you just by looking at your face, and it doesn’t just react to key words but understands what you’re saying.For Example : Call a play in a football game, and players will actually respond.

         

Microsoft Surface...Adding new dimensions to technology !!!

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What is Microsoft Surface??
You won't believe this until you see it. It's actually real. No mouse, no keyboards, but you can touch it and guess what . . . it actually feels you. Don't you know what is it? It's Microsoft Surface!!!

What is special about this surface??
One can touch a color in the one-screen palette and draw an image on the screen.
Touch green and draw grass, Touch red and draw flames of fire. Microsoft Tabletop can understand all this. It also recognizes various objects. Surface has been optimized to respond to 52 touches at a time.

The four main features in this device are direct interaction,Multi-touch contact,a multi user interface and object recognition.Even non digitsl devices can be used as input devices to the surface.It also responds to multiple gestures made by the user which is the most important and exciting feature in this technology wonder created by Microsoft.

The surface is much more than just a touch screen computer.The form factor of the surface is like a table.It is a big table 22 inches high, 21 inches deep, and 42 inches wide.The size of the screen is 30 inches and it is a multi touch surface.The current commercial version of the surface comes with a core 2 dou processor.
Here is a glimpse of the surface:

Microsoft Student Partners !!!

The Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Program is an annual position that recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to the student community.Folks are selected and recognized, the most talented students from universities across the country for their dedication, passion and involvement with Microsoft each academic year.
The Microsoft Student Partners is a worldwide educational program to sponsor students majoring in disciplines related to technology.The program is available in most countries, and all students in college and university level are eligible to apply. Typically, few most skilled students from each institution are chosen at a time. If accepted, Student Partners are assumed to further share the knowledge among the academic community by, for example, arranging courses, giving presentations and initiating projects.

Benefits:

-You get to interact with the Microsoft team during various conferences and meetings.
- Get all the latest information about Microsoft's present and products.
- Get an year of MSDN Premium subscription by which you can download all Microsoft softwares free of cost.
- Other benefits include Dreamspark,student-partners.com email id,T shirts,Caps and lots of goodies.
- Most importantly,you get a position among your friends that is very coveted and you get respect from everyone.
- Also,you get a chance to be partnered with Microsoft,which itself is the greatest thing and adds a lot of value in your Resume.

All those students interested in technology and want to level-up your skills and personal value by getting the Microsoft branding should be looking forward to this program.The next MSP selections in India will most probably begin on May-June 2010.All those interested for the program should check the student partners website http://student-partners.com .In case of any doubts,you can contact me via email.

New NOKIA N97...Its just mindblowing

There were rumours about Nokia N97 and fake images were also released by some websites but Wait is now over. Finally, Nokia officially has revealed its N97 to the world.

The features the phone are just awesome, let’s see them :

Internet :

Quick and easy access to services on the Internet

Ease of writing with the QWERTY keyboard and touch screen

Touchscreen slider 3.5 inches

Personalize your home screen with widgets

Get the latest information via RSS feeds

Take pictures and videos and send them immediately on the Internet

Video and TV

Watch high quality videos on a large 3.5-inch screen, 16:9

Video at 30 frames per second (fps) for many formats

Share your videos, music and photos on your TV through TV output

Access to the videos on the Internet with the Nokia Video Center

MPEG-4 / SP and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, up to 30 fps, up to VGA resolution

Music

3.5 mm audio jack, built-in stereo speakers

Music player with editing playlists, equalizers and access to your music by category

Search, browse and buy music online on the Nokia Music Store

Supported Formats : MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC +, WMA

Navigation and Maps

Nokia Maps with integrated electronic compass and A-GPS receiver

Guides multimedia cities and navigation service.

Driving: voice guidance for car

Walking: optimal guidance through step by step

Connectivity

WLAN IEEE 802.11b / g with UPnP support

Micro-USB connector, Hi-Speed USB 2.0

3.5mm stereo audio output and TV output (PAL / NTSC)

2.0 with stereo Bluetooth A2DP support and enhanced data rates (EDR)

Integrated GPS receiver, A-GPS supported

Some more impressive features includes :
Memory: Up to 48GB (32 GB internal memory, 16GB extension via microSD)
Camera: Carl Zeiss Vario Teissar lens @ 5 MegaPixels

The Price??????

Currently it is available @ Rs 35,000...So all the guys having that much in their pockets should be ready to be the master of this masterpiece....

Pictures::Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Yes Friends...The wait for the next movie from the Harry Potter series is going to be over...Harry Potter and the half blood prince is all ready to entertain the audiences worldwide..Some of the exclusive screenshots of the movie are here..
Just take a look friends: