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ShutterSpeed EP04 - The Photosynth Team

Nic — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:00:00 GMT

By now most of you have probably heard of Photosynth. The cool new technology from Microsoft that allows you to explore collections of full resolution photos by relationship in an amazing, interactive 3D space.

From today (9PM PST) Photosynth is being released to the public which means anyone with access to a digital camera, PC and internet connection can create their own Photosynth collections. Just visit photosynth.net, download the app (approx 8MB) and start synthing.

To coincide with the release of Photosynth to the masses we thought it might be fun to sit down with 1/5th of the development team behind the technology to learn some more about how Photosynth works and how best to go about creating collections of photos specifically for synthing.

Joining me for this episode of ShutterSpeed is Live Labs and Photosynth Architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas (who you might recognize from this infamous TED presentation), Scientist Drew Steedley and Program Manager Scott Fynn.

Check out Max's interview with Rick Szeliski and Noah Snavely over on Channel 8 for more on the genesis (and genius!) of Photosynth.

Office Labs: Email Prioritizer

Tina — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Email Prioritizer is a plug-in for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (running on Exchange Server) that helps you manage email overload. This concept test provides a “do not disturb” button that temporarily pauses new email arrival, and prioritizes email with a 0-3 star rating system. We hope this prototype helps you focus on the emails that are most important to you.

Office Labs: Speed Launch

Tina — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:45:00 GMT

This is the first community prototype from Office Labs. Community prototypes are projects Microsoft employees work on in their spare time. Speed Launch's goal is to let you get to the stuff you use faster and with less frustration.

Speed Launch - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Why do I need Speed Launch?
What is Speed Launch?
Is there a shorcut key to open the launcher?
Is there a limit to how many items a single Speed Launch shortcut can open?
How do I use Speed Launch to open multiple things?
I notice that Speed Launch comes with some shortcuts that allow me to search websites. How do I use them?
How do I create my own functions?
How do I delete shortcuts?
How can I hide the floating bull's-eye?
Can I choose which shortcuts are displayed on the Speed Launch window?
Sometimes Speed Launch is slow to respond. Can I fix that?
How can users provide feedback on Speed Launch?
Who developed Speed Launch?
What type of assistance did Speed Launch receive from Office Labs?
Is this going to be included in the next version of Windows?

Why do I need Speed Launch?
Work faster and with less frustration. Speed Launch gives you lightning quick access to all the documents, files, and websites you use often. In the past when you used something a lot you might have created a desktop shortcut, added it to your IE favorites, or placed it on your quick launch bar. Speed Launch allows you to create centralized shortcuts to all the stuff you need and allows you to access them effortlessly.

What is Speed Launch?
Speed Launch is an application launcher that extends the functionality and usability of Microsoft Windows. With Speed Launch, users can select their own words to open frequently used websites, documents, and applications. The most compelling feature of Speed launch is the use of a drag and drop interaction model to make this advanced functionality more intuitive to novice computer users.

How is it used? How does it work with Windows?
Speed Launch is a downloadable program available at www.officelabs.com. After you've download Speed Launch, simply drag the file, document, or website url onto the Speed Launch bull's-eye to create a Speed Launch shortcut. From then on, any time you need to access that file, document, or website, just hit "Windows+C", type the shortcut name, and what you need will immediately appear.

Is there a shortcut key to open the launcher?
Yes. Use "Windows+C".

How do I use Speed Launch to open multiple things?
Drag the first item on to the bull's-eye and give it a name. Next, drag the second item on to the bull's-eye and give it the same name. When you do this, Speed Launch will give you the option to replace or merge the two items, choose merge. Now, hit "Windows+C" and type the name. Speed Launch will open both items.

Is there a limit to how many items a single Speed Launch shortcut can open?
Not that we know of :)

I notice that Speed Launch comes with some shortcuts that allow me to search websites. How do I use them?
Speed Launch comes preloaded with a few useful fucntions. For example, to search Wikipedia just type “Wikipedia Search” and hit enter. Next, type what you want to search for in the new window and hit enter. Speed Launch will open the related Wikipedia page.

Cool! Can I create my own "functions"?
Yes... but it's a little tricky. You can watch the video below for a walk through (and some good music). In short, go to the results page (e.g., search for the information you are looking for) and, if the search term appears in the URL, you can drag it on to the bullseye to create a function. Name it with a period (e.g., "MySearch.") which tells Speed Launch you want a function, and follow the prompts. We will make this easier in the future, but our current focus is in making the basics as easy as possible.

EMIC - Information Overload and Crisis of Choice

lorigros — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:18:00 GMT

We are drowning in a sea of information overload. Every day, television channels, email, books and music assault our senses with far too much content. The volume of content on the internet and generated by applications is literally exploding. Not only traditional media but millions of individual users are putting their own content on the web. The massive popularity of YouTube is just one example of this phenomenon. In this flood, how do you distinguish between content that matters to you from all the rest? How can you easily discover information, multimedia content and entertainment that matches your interests or preferences? How do you deal with this crisis of choice?

Well, Software Engineers at the European Microsoft Innovation Center (EMIC) are working on a project that allows for the quick creation of prototype solutions that help people solve this crisis of choice.

In this video, Ron Mevissen, Lead Developer of the EMIC Home team, gives an introduction to the topic of information overload and the project that he and colleagues are working on. He also demonstrates the Media Center recommender prototype that helps you find interesting TV programs. After that, Stefan Hirtbach shows a recommender for Outlook that helps you decide the importance of email - which email should I read now, which one can wait. Rich Hanbidge shows a recommender for Xbox Live that helps you find interesting items such as downloadable videos, games, etc. offered by Xbox Live. Rene Hülswitt demos the Virtual Earth recommender that helps find interesting POI (points of interests) such as restaurants or tourist attractions near you.

The EMIC in Aachen, Germany was founded in 2003 and is a Microsoft Research & Development facility. The German lab is unique to Microsoft in its focus on collaborative applied research in Europe. EMIC works in the context of development programs sponsored by the European Commission and the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Its research is focused on enterprise, mobility, home, security, software verification and embedded systems.

For more information on EMIC research, projects and partners, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/EMIC

To find out more about projects at EMIC, check out these videos over on Channel 9…
EMIC - Specialized Workflow Foundation Activity
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Lori/EMIC-Specialized-Workflow-Foundation-Activity/
EMIC - Delegation Framework
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Lori/EMIC-Delegation-Framework/

PPS08: Icon's of Imaging Panel 01

Nic — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:01:00 GMT

The Microsoft Icons of Imaging is an exclusive group of (thirteen) industry leading photographers and digital imaging experts whose workflow is based within the Windows environment.

At the 2008 Pro Photo Summit we brought the Icon's together for a series of mini-panels and asked what was the biggest trend that they witnessed in the photography industry over the past five years and what trends they see continuing, emerging, evolving or declining in the next five.

Their answers may surprise you.

In this first panel is Jerry Ghionis, Bambi Cantrell and Matthew Jordan Smith.

European Microsoft Innovation Center

lorigros — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Back in June I went to Aachen, Germany to visit the European Microsoft Innovation Center (EMIC). While I was there, I had the chance to speak with some of the Microsoft scientists and engineers working in Aachen and find out more about what kind of projects and research they are doing. At the beginning of this video, I chat with John Lefor, Director of EMIC. He fills me in on the Innovation Center and where it fits into the scheme of things at Microsoft.

In the second part of this video, I take a look at one of the projects at EMIC and speak with Zhou Wang, Software Design Engineer from the EMIC Mobility Team. He tells me about the Smart Radio Resource Management framework that he is working on. The purpose of the framework is to create a better user experience while using a wireless network.

Wireless access to data and services, especially streaming of data, is getting more and more important for the networking and multimedia experience for mobile and home users. Networking technology currently only uses a small area of the available radio spectrum at one time and is sensitive to interference by other stations. The project that Zhou is working on optimizes the radio spectrum usage and increases the available bandwidth. It withstands interference by dynamically adapting to changes in the radio environment. The demo in the video focuses on wireless streaming in a typical household scenario. Zhou simulates interference but it has no effect on the multimedia application. It creates a better user experience for the user as you don’t notice the interference and have better network bandwidth.

EMIC was founded in 2003 and is a Microsoft Research & Development facility. The German lab is unique to Microsoft in its focus on collaborative applied research in Europe. EMIC works in the context of development programs sponsored by the European Commission and the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Its research is focused on enterprise, mobility, home, security, software verification and embedded systems.

For more information on EMIC research, projects and partners, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/EMIC

Gespräch mit Stephan Fasshauer - Office Tipps & Highlights

lorigros — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:18:00 GMT

Neulich habe ich mit Stephan Fasshauer (Marketing Manager bei Microsoft Deutschland) über Office, Office Live und Office Online gesprochen. Er hat mir die Unterschiede zwischen die verschiedenen Produkte erklärt und mir ein paar Tipps zu den Office Produkte gegeben. Stephan hat mir auch sein Lieblingsfeature (SmartArt) und ein Schnellstartleiste Add-in für Office 2007 gezeigt. Dieses Add-in erweitert die Multifunktionsleiste (Ribbon) mit einem neuen Menüpunkt, das ermöglicht man schnell auf wichtige Hilfe und Anleitungen, Tipps & Tricks Ressourcen zuzugreifen und macht den Einstieg in Office 2007 einfacher. Auch interessant für Leute, die auf Office 2007 umgestiegen sind, ist ein Tool, um Funktionen in Office 2003 und 2007 zu vergleichen. Es ist ein interaktives Referenzhandbuch, um Funktionen in der neuen Menüführung zu finden.

Weitere Tipps und Information zu Office Produkte findet man auf Stephans Blog:

http://stephan-at-work.spaces.live.com/

oder auf diesen weiteren Webseiten:

Office Online

http://office.microsoft.com/de-de/default.aspx

Die Office Produkte in der Übersicht

http://office.microsoft.com/de-de/products/FX100487411031.aspx?pid=CL100571081031

Vergleichstabelle der Office Suiten

http://office.microsoft.com/de-de/products/FX101635841031.aspx

Office Live Workspace

http://workspace.officelive.com/

Office Live Small Business

http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/

Schnellstartleiste für Office 2007

http://stephan-at-work.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!102220505F300E88!213.entry

Funktionen vergleichen in Office 2003 und 2007

http://stephan-at-work.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!102220505F300E88!151.entry

Lenovo Multimedia Laptop

Nic — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:05:00 GMT

Traditionally laptops have been the lower-performance compromise you make for leaving your desktop. Lenovo has changed that paradigm by producing this monster machine. With the first Quad Core Extreme CPU ever on a laptop, an NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 (with 1GB video memory), RAID 0 or 1, and 8GB (!) of DDR3 RAM, this desktop hiding in a laptop makes no compromises.

Probably most interesting is the way Lenovo has positioned this to multimedia enthusiasts. The laptop has an integrated Wacom tablet, the screen has an option for a 400-nit (about twice as bright as some previous ThinkPads) WUXGA screen with built-in color-calibration sensor, and the front of the laptop has slots for your Flash Memory.

Wii on PC

Laura — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:43:00 GMT

The Microsoft Research Summit showed off some amazing new technology and also some REALLY fun games. The experts at the University of Central Florida have created multiple ways to incorporate the motion sensing device used with Nintendo's Wii, on the PC. Take a look at all the games...

Next-Gen News Gathering Technology from Troll Systems

Laura — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:04:00 GMT

I love remote controls! I love cameras! Therefore, I loved meeting with Troll Systems. Now all in HD, these sealed and pressurized units are built strong to hold up against any storm or fly attached to the bottom of a helicopter. The device is then controlled remotely from your office or studio to give you a spy-tech, birds-eye, top secret view of anywhere in the world. Love it.

Watch the Olympics Live now at NBCOlympics.com

Tina — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Who needs DVR when you can watch the 2008 Summer Olympics Live at NBCOlympics.com. With over 2200 hours of live Olympic footage and more feature and profile pieces than you know what to do with...it's the place to be this summer. Using Silverlight 2.0 you can watch up to four live events at one time. I recruited Ex-BMX racer Eric Schmidt to give us a walk-thru of this superb user experience.

Deep Zooming with HardRock.com

Tina — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:10:00 GMT

Adam Kinney stops by the Channel 10 Studios and takes us through the HardRock.com memorabilia site. It's built with Silverlight and we've seem glimpses before but now we're bringing you the whole tour. Check out the finger prints of your favorite musicians, the tires on Bono's motorcycle and a letter from Madonna. Cool stuff people.

Live Labs Shadow Box on the Surface

Nic — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Now this is cool. Jeff Weir and John Lynn work in the Microsoft Live Labs team (that's the group that created Photosynth). They also have a couple of Surface units in their office. So the two of them came up with an idea to build a little application called Shadow Box (or unofficially "nightmare box") that 'burns' in and out images of what the infrared camera inside the surface sees. The end result is both awesome and spooky! Check out the video of Shadow Box in action.

More on Live Labs: http://labs.live.com/

RoboChamps Sumo Challenge

Tina — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:28:00 GMT

Welcome to Robochamps...where you have an opportunity to wage war in a simulated robotics competition that will cost you nothing. Robots aren't just for rich people anymore. Using Visual Studio, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, and some unique open world environments you get to program your bot to kick some virtual butt. $0 $0 Now it's time for the new challenge...THE SUMO CHALLENGE! $0 $0 $0

Sphere multi-touch computing

Laura — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Just when you thought the Surface was the coolest thing since sliced bread... enter the Sphere! This product is still in proto-type mode but even at this stage, you can't help but be impressed. At the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit I grabbed some one on one time with Hrvoje Benko, the lead on this project and found out all the details. It's just so cool, enjoy.

AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft

brianjo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:35:00 GMT

World of Warcaft is currently the most popular massively multiplayer online role playing game in the world with over 10 million monthly subscribers. The interface is configurable through a rich extensibility system and one of the best tools around for creating AddOns for World of Warcraft is a program built on the Microsoft Visual Studio shell called AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft.$0 $0 A preview of version 2 of AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft is now available. Channel 9's Dan Fernandez caught up with Gabor Ratky and Attila Kisko, two of the program's authors, to talk with them about the how they built the progam, and how it's used to make AddOns for World of Warcraft. (Link)

LineRider.com....so much fun

Tina — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Boy grabs sled. Boy rides sled. A simple concept yields endless fun and the latest Internet Phenomenon is born! In Line Rider the player draws their own landscape with a simple pencil tool creating as many ramps, hills, and jumps as they can imagine. Then they send a virtual sledder careening down the course until he wipes out. The possibilities in Line Rider are only limited by the player's imagination.

Adam Kinney stops by the Channel 10 Studios to show off his latest addiction.

Pro Photo Summit 08: Lou Lesko on Photography Piracy

Nic — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Photographer Lou Lesko's presentation at the 2008 Pro Photo Summit was titled 'Let the photo pirates have their way: the advantages of not worrying about image-theft and actually giving some of your images away'.
A somewhat controversial subject, Lou's argument is that allowing your photos to be used without permission, but with attribution, can be beneficial in the long term.

Disney Innoventions Dream Home

Laura — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:13:00 GMT

What could possibly make the happiest place on Earth even happier? A collaboration with Microsoft! The Disney Innoventions Dream Home just opened at Disnleyland in Anaheim, CA. and it's and it's a peek into your home of the future while also showing off some really cool technologies we have available to us today. They've pimped out this home with all your favorite Microsoft toys like Zune, Surface, Windows Media Center and, of course, a few Xbox 360's. Then, they added a few extra touches to really make us all get excited about the future. I went behind the scenes to bring you the 411.

Xbox 360 at E3 2008

Laura — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:07:00 GMT

The games have begun and Microsoft's Xbox 360 came full force with their showings for this years E3. There's exciting news about an all new dashboard, a partnership with Netflix, and of course TONS of cool games. Take a look at some highlights from their press conference here and see demos of Fallout 3, Gears Of War 2 and of course...the long awaited and stunningly beautiful, Final Fantasy XIII. Plus a few extra goodies including a live musical performance and some fun surprises. Enjoy!

Accordent: Powerful solutions for streaming stuff

Laura — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:19:00 GMT

In our own way, I think we are all some sort of a web publisher. As such, I am always on the lookout for new and better ways to get my content online and available for the world to see. Accordent technologies-who recently attained a Gold Certified Partner status with Microsoft- now offers rich media creation and management software that enhances the way we communicate, train and teach online. Watch this clip and learn how they communicate with broadcast-like effectiveness to global audiences using the Web.

Channel 10 Round-up: Halocast

Tina — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:44:00 GMT

I thought I would give an update with what's happening in the world of Channel 10 . I make my way through the channel 10 site and talk about specific text posts or videos we have done in the past week or two. I give this update while goofing around in Halo. Here are some links to the videos I refer to:

Life with Bill Gates
Learn to Sky Dive with Laura Foy
Search Share: Facebook Application
Zine: A New Facebook Application
Channel 8: Imagine Cup Videos

Search Share: A new facebook application

Tina — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:40:00 GMT

Search Share lets you find all kinds of videos, images and other information online and then share it very easily with friends. But Search Share goes beyond typical web search - you see visual previews and select just what you want to share. You can also search multiple topics and share all your selected results together.

To share your chosen items, drag and drop them into the Share Panel and either send to your Feed or email selected friends or save it to your profile.

Want to learn how to Sky-Dive?

Laura — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:22:00 GMT

This is exactly why technology is so great. We have created virtual ways of doing almost everything...but here is a way to experience the thrill of jumping out of an airplane, while indoors. Quite a thrill and a learning experience, check it out. (oh, and I am not so good at it...don't judge me)

Baby Smash!

Laura — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:02:00 GMT

Who says computers are for grown ups? Scott Hanselman is about to show you that not only can babies learn from and enjoy a laptop...but developing for them is just as rewarding. Check out THIS