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Microsoft Photosynth: turning photos into 3D spaces

November 9, 2006

Microsoft Live Labs has released today a preview of a new media technology called Photosynth. What it does is reconstructing 3D spaces from photo collections created by different people about the same subject. You can zoom in/out, pan, view scenes from different angles.
Two of the examples on the Photosynth site are about Piazza San Marco in Venice and Piazza San Pietro in Rome. The application is really impressive. I don’t just say that because I work for Microsoft; this is really a must see technology preview if you are into travel and photography (requires a broadband connection).
If you leave your comments here, I’ll make sure to pass them along to the Photosynth folks.

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Filed Under: Media Tagged: photography, software

Italian hand gestures explained (video)

October 9, 2006


When it comes to speaking with their hands, the Italians are masters. Many gestures are just meant to emphasize normal conversations. Some others belong to the category of Parolacce (bad words). This video summarizes some of the most popular hand gestures that you may happen to witness in your next trip to Italy.
Beware, you may end up learning more than what you wished.

– Download the iPod version of this video (6MB)
– Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube

UPDATE: Within 48h from its release, this video has already gained 6 YouTube Honors, among those the #16 most viewed travel video and #15 top rated travel video.

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Filed Under: Culture, Media Tagged: hand gestures, video

Italy Train Travel – How to travel on Italian trains (FREE eBook excerpt)

September 15, 2006


We’ve been receiving several requests about the Italian train system. Questions like ‘How do I make a reservation?’, ‘What types of trains are there?’, ‘Can kids travel for free?’, and more…
So we decided to extract the Trains chapter from our eBook and transform it into a mini-eBook on its own. It’s FREE for you to enjoy, print it out and/or pass it along to your friends. We’re quite sure that if you’ll like this chapter, you’ll probably like our full eBook too.

Download the FREE chapter about Trains in Italy
(PDF 540K – Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

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Filed Under: General Tagged: eBook, trains, transportation

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