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Laura Foy

Laura Foy

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I'm a loner Dottie. A rebel.

Did he say "dodecahedron"? Check out Immersive Media

Blog.PostedBy: Laura Foy | May 14th @ 10:25 AM
Yes, in fact, he DID say dodecahedron! The whiz kids over at Immersive Media have created a camera that records omnidirectional video. What's that? Well, omnidirectional digital video captures a full-motion spherical world, simultaneously in every direction. I could explain it further but it's easier for you to just watch the video :) Then- head on over to their site and take the immersive challenge. I can't wait till they team up with Z-Dome and Virtual Earth!
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A Tour of Microsoft MediaRoom

Blog.PostedBy: Laura Foy | May 12th @ 10:14 AM
I've always been a huge advocate of making the most of your television watching experience. It looks as though the folks over at  Microsoft MediaRoom agree with me. MediaRoom is more than Microsoft IPTV with a brand-new name, as it adds new features like personal media sharing, enhanced picture-in-picture capabilities, and a new multimedia application environment. The Mediaroom software platform is licensed directly to the world’s leading broadband service providers so they can deliver you, the consumer, the best TV and entertainment experience.
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Hear the Lions Roar on Xbox 360

Blog.PostedBy: Laura Foy | May 7th @ 10:30 AM
I did this interview last year but JUST NOW is it allowed to go public...
A new program aims to make hospitals more fun for kids through technology. That’s the mission of a whole host of organizations nationwide like the Companions in Courage Foundation. Founded by pro hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine, the organization sets up what it calls Lion's Dens – rooms like one just opened at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

"We can create an atmosphere and environment where kids can escape to and be a safe haven where they can play games and videos and create art and create music and video conference with friends, their heroes, their grandparents, and just be, with technology, connected to the outside world," LaFontaine said. "We really have four primary components: video game, so Xbox 360; we have the PCs, so kids can go in and instant message and email, they can get homework assignments," Jim Johnson of the Companions in Courage Foundation said. "We also have a big screen television; and then we have the video conference pod, which is a live video conference that allows them to connect to relatives that may be out of town or celebrities."
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And the winner is.....

Blog.PostedBy: Laura Foy | May 4th @ 6:20 PM
This is what we've all been waiting for: The winner of the World Cup Demo. 

Entry one

Entry two

Entry three
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The art of the Demo: Part 3

Blog.PostedBy: Laura Foy | May 2nd @ 10:25 AM
Introducing people to new and exciting ways to use Microsoft products is one of the perks of working for this company- but it's also a challenge. You have to be pretty creative in order to catch peoples attention. That's why we created the "World Cup Demo Competition". Microsoft employees from all over the world were asked to perform a demonstration of Windows Vista applications and really WOW their audiences. The best demo'er wins ten grand! This video is the second of the three finalists, take a look and give your feedback. Click here to see the first finalist and here to see the second.
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