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Project Tuva: Richard Feynman is now available to all.
15 July 09 11:15 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Project Tuva , an enhanced video player showcasing Richard Feynman’s “Messenger” lectures is available for all to try out.  It’s the way I’d like to view talks and related information – check it out.  Not only does it allow for web links, images, Read More...

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Michael Jackson Memorial Concert Live in HD on the Web
07 July 09 08:14 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Just heard that the Michael Jackson Memorial concert will be broadcast live in HD over the Web.  They will be using IIS Smooth Streaming and Silverlight , the technology that delivered on-demand video for the 2008 Sumer Olympics on NBCOlympics.com Read More...

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“Cophenhagen” – a user experience concept video
17 April 09 10:46 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Just saw some of these great UI concept ideas by Cullen Dudas’ on istartedsomething and it’s a fun watch. Also – some some footage that shows off some of the previous Windows launches. Copenhagen User Experience from Copenhagen Concept on Vimeo . Cross Read More...

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Virtual Earth in full view
28 October 08 01:01 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Now this is a way to view Virtual Earth – talk about an immersive experience.  I would like to see how WorldWide Telescope would look on this display… PDC2008 ShowOff Entry: Multi-channel Virtual Earth Multi-channel Virtual Earth Description This Read More...

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Live Mesh Video
13 August 08 12:37 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I really like the functionality provided by Live Mesh…and the video below helps gets the vision across.  Beyond file syncing – I just tested out distributing a .NET 3rd party app using Live Mesh and the app runs flawlessly.  So I could install Read More...

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Sphere Project - A Multi-Touch Interactive Spherical Display
29 July 08 05:07 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Today at the MSR Faculty Summit – I was able to play with the Sphere Project, and it’s a real unique way to interact with information/data.  It makes you think what data could be place in a system like this and how to interact with it.  We’ll Read More...

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National Geographic and Stonehenge in Photosynth
19 June 08 10:35 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Video showing Stonehenge in Photosynth off the National Geographic Magazine site  - Stonehenge Photosynth: 3-D Exploration Cross Posted from Dan Fay's Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/dan_fay) Read More...

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DeepEarth - VE and Silverlight Deep Zoom
18 June 08 02:09 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Just ran across he DeepEarth OpenSource community project on CodePlex - bringing SilverLight 2 Deep Zoom to Virtual Earth - it pans and zooms really smooth.  Test it out or check out the video Cross Posted from Dan Fay's Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/dan_fay Read More...

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Kit3D - a 3D graphics engine for Microsoft Silverlight
18 April 08 09:01 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I was pointed to this on CodePlex - interesting to think how it could be used to enable Science Apps to display their data in 3D.  Check out the samples at http://www.markdawson.org/Kit3D Kit3D - a 3D graphics engine for Microsoft Silverlight - Home Read More...

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Word for scientific publishing
18 April 08 08:55 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Here's an interview Jon Udell did w/ Pablo Fernicola about the Word Addin for Scientific publishing . Word for scientific publishing Pablo Fernicola is a group manager at Microsoft.  He runs a project focused on delivering tools and services for Read More...

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TED Talks - Roy Gould: WorldWide Telescope
28 March 08 10:00 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I realized I hadn't posted the link to the TED Talk on the WorldWide Telescope   Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong gi ve an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope -- a technology that combines feeds Read More...

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Bill's Last Day Video
23 January 08 08:50 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

In case you didn't get to see the video of Bill's Last day from CES...here's a link to it on Soapbox - the cameo's are great.... Bill's Last Day Cross Posted from Dan Fay's Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/dan_fay) Read More...

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Behind the Code with Catharine van Ingen
19 June 07 12:52 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Here's more details on one of the folks involved w/ the MS eScience & Berkeley Water Center project... Behind the Code with van Ingen Catharine van Ingen, a former Berkeley “hippie chick” turned software architect, discusses her craft and experiences Read More...

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Virtual Earth video
07 May 07 05:48 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Very cool video of 3D Virtual Earth Cross Posted from Dan Fay's Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/dan_fay) Read More...

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