Larry Larsen

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It's Official: Get Netflix on your Xbox 360

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jul 14th @ 2:19 PM
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This morning we announced support for Netflix service as being built-in in an upcoming software update to 360 service. As C|Net points out, there have been some workarounds for this in the meantime, but this solution will allow you to stream natively and without a dedicated Media Center PC.

Also announced is a shared movie experience that will let you watch a movie at distance with up to 7 friends at once. Major Nelson promises more details on this later today.
Tags: movies, Xbox

Come join the fun at Imagine Cup 2008

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jul 4th @ 5:19 AM
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We wanted to let you know that most of the Channel 10 team is here in Paris helping Channel 8 cover Imagine Cup 2008. Nic is here with Max and I, Benjamin Gauthey is here as a photography judge, and our own Laura Foy is the captain of the short film category. Even Channel 9's own Charles Torre is here as a software judge. And poor Tina? Well, someone had to stay back and answer the phones. (cue violins)

We've got plenty in the queue for Channel 10 while we're gone, but once you're done here, jump on over to Channel 8 and check out the World's Premiere Technology Competition. (photo by Ambika Singh)
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Obama Deep Zoom

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jul 3rd @ 11:00 AM
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Donavon West, a regular on Channel 9 and also the man behind HomeServerHacks.com, has created a gigapixel Deep Zoom from Obama supporter thumbnails - 12,000 to be exact, spread across a 10,000 x 10,000 pixel photo of Barack Obama. Some of the images are higher res than others (higher res images seem to stand out a little more than the others even at a distance), check out the high res photo on his left eye.

See more at DeepZoomObama.com
Tags: Deep Zoom, politics, silverlight

Bill Gates on Channel 9

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jun 23rd @ 11:08 AM
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Bill Gates and Charles Torre got together at TechEd to talk about his transition into the future and the changes in his goals as he goes from driving Microsoft to driving the Gates Foundation.

This is a good opportunity to see some of the gears turning behind decisions like putting Ray Ozzie in the CSA seat, how we address competitors, increasing agility while growing, and what developers should be paying attention to this decade and next.

You can see the Channel 9 thread here.
Tags: , Channel 9, Microsoft

Print Your Own Camera

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jun 19th @ 12:45 PM
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The folks at Corbis are hosting a number of pinhole cameras that you can print out and construct in your spare time. You'll want to use some thick paper if you take this on, and probably use some black (electrical or duct) tape on the inside to seal the film from light.

Check the FAQ for more details.
Tags: , DIY, photography

Zune 4/8 Case Roundup

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jun 19th @ 12:40 PM
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Over on Channel 8, Max has gotten hold of some of Cesar's cases out of the Zune group. He takes a look at them along with some pros and cons on each. Also making an appearance is arm-model Laura Foy.
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Next-Gen PC Design

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Jun 19th @ 11:06 AM
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The Next-Gen PC design competition has been judged and at the top of the stack of very nice entries is this multi-user, multi-interface Napkin PC by Avery Holleman. You can see the rest of the submissions here, last years winners can be found here.

Let us know what you think, which ones do you really like/dislike?
Tags: contests, design, Microsoft

The Microsoft 216 Megapixel Camera

Posted By: Larry Larsen | May 29th @ 12:41 PM
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Did you know that Microsoft makes a 216 Megapixel camera? I didn't know either until I read it on Mark Brown's Virtual Earth blog, but it turns out that this is the photobeastie behind the orthogonal imagery on Virtual Earth. The UltraCams are also used to create the 3D models you see on Virtual Earth through photogrammetric processing.

The UltraCam snaps an impressive 14,430 x 9,420 pixel image using 13 CCD's, sending them through 14 CPU's. The camera captures data at 3Gbits/sec, which led them to use two Infiniband cables rather than 14 firewire cables. Look for more info in a future episode of ShutterSpeed.
Tags: , Live Maps, photography, Virtual Earth

Multi-Touch in Windows 7

Posted By: Larry Larsen | May 28th @ 1:13 AM
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The cat's out of the bag now, Windows 7 is going to have Multi-touch support. A transcript from All Things Digital is here, there are two highlight videos here and here. Check out The Windows Vista Blog, also check out Engadget, Mary Jo for an I told you so, the latest from TechCrunch, and the bad boys of technology; Gizmodo.

Mary Jo says she doesn't want touch on her Windows notebook. I'd like to hear what you think. I'm really looking forward to it. I can't tell you how many times I've used World Wide Telescope, DeepZoom, or Live Maps on a portable and wished I could interact with the content in a more natural way.
Tags: , multi-touch, Windows 7

Latest Updates to SkyDrive are Live

Posted By: Larry Larsen | May 22nd @ 2:52 PM
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The Windows Live SkyDrive team blog gives us the latest on new updates to SkyDrive that launched today. SkyDrive is now available in 24 additional locations, with support for a total of 62 countries. You can now leave comments on any SkyDrive file. You can add captions to photos, there is a click control to quickly move through files in the folder, and the photo previews are larger.
Tags: , Live, SkyDrive
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