Photosynth creator walks us through Bing Maps, gives us a taste of augmented reality's future (video)
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted February 16th 2010 12:58AM
posted February 16th 2010 12:58AM
We were pretty stoked when we heard all about the new toys that Microsoft was adding to Bing Maps (Street View-esque navigation, Photosynth integration, crowd sourcing content, so on and so forth), and it looks like things are really coming together nicely. If you hop on past the break, we've thoughtfully embedded Blaise Aguera y Arcas' TED Talk where the Microsoft Live Labs architect and co-creator of Photosynth gives a sweet overview of the project as the foundation for a pretty robust augmented reality setup. The crowd gasps, applauds, and speaks in tongues repeatedly throughout the eight minute talk -- which is really what you'd expect from the Glenn Beck crowd, not the head of the technology, entertainment, and design fraternity (at least those who attend conferences). But don't take our word for it! Check it out and tell us what you think.
A post from the future, now thats a scoop.
Oh, and this guy Blaise Aguera y Arcas, really impressed me. He seemed genuinely proud, and rightly so.
The live video part is where it got me.
Geez, I read the comments before watching the video and expected some great new mapping technology. Instead, I find something that Google already does 90% of....... on my Nexus One!
Holy shit that was an amazing presentation, I was laughing and wowing from the fish market and to the end, when he moved directly up to the sky I was in aw.
Chandler Bing would be proud
Who are you people and have you done to Microsoft?! Having MS suprising us so many times in a year it's unbearable!!!!
Blow me away stuff again! ... awesum work Microsoft!
i cant wait to see what google has in store to challenge this. Still room for improvement!
I'm excited and frightened... Awesome stuff!
Looks like Nokia Ovi maps to me...
The new Bing Maps makes Google Maps look like MapQuest circa 1990's