Laura Foy

Laura Foy

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I'm a loner Dottie. A rebel.
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Microsoft Research: A look at tomorrow's health solutions today - part II

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 25th @ 10:15 AM
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In this special two-part video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Bill Crounse, MD, visits with researchers at Microsoft Research.  Each program reviews three promising areas of research that may one day lead to solutions with a direct or indirect application to health and healthcare.   Viewers will gain insight to advanced ideas and technologies now in the labs at Microsoft Research long before they find their way into future products, solutions, or applications.

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Tags: Bill Crounse, health, House Calls, Microsoft, research

PhotoSynth- Learn how to do it

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 24th @ 2:48 PM
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We all love taking digital photos but with Photosynth you can take them to the next level.

I'm sure you've all heard of this amazing new application that allows you to digitally stitch your pics together to create new 3D panoramic environments. In this piece you'll learn exactly how to make the most of Microsoft's new toy for photogs and then check out this video to see the behind the scenes action of how it was made. 

And then go here for a bit of it's history.

Tags: Microsoft, photography, photosynth

Microsoft Research: A look at tomorrow’s health solutions today: Part I

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 19th @ 8:23 AM
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In this special two-part video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Bill Crounse, MD, visits with researchers at Microsoft Research.  Each program reviews three promising areas of research that may one day lead to solutions with a direct or indirect application to health and healthcare.   Viewers will gain insight to advanced ideas and technologies now in the labs at Microsoft Research long before they find their way into future products, solutions, or applications.    
A special thanks to Dr. Eric Horvitz, MSR Area Manager, for his assistance in the production of this program[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Bill Crounse, Eric Horvitz, House Calls, Microsoft, research

Wii on PC

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 11th @ 11:43 AM
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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...
Tags: games, PC, research, Wii

08:08:08 08/08/08

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 8th @ 1:56 PM
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On the eighth of August two thousand and eight, when the clock is exactly eight seconds past eight minutes past eight o'clock, the time will read 08:08:08 08/08/08. We want to invite you to take a photograph at this precise moment. The moment will of course occur twice in each time zone, once in the morning and once at night- which means you will get two opportunities to photograph the moment as it flies by you.

Then send your photograph/s to us and we'll put it up on the web with other photos. All of our photographs will together capture a portrait of the moment as it sweeps across the planet. Submit your photo/s (no more than eight please) before midnight on eighth of August.

For more info go to the FaceBook page for Capture The Moment.
Tags: FaceBook, photography, time

Next-Gen News Gathering Technology from Troll Systems

Posted By: Laura Foy | Aug 7th @ 11:04 AM
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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.
Tag: cameras

Sphere multi-touch computing

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jul 30th @ 8:00 PM
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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.
Tags: Microsoft, multi-touch, research, sphere, Surface

Disney Innoventions Dream Home

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jul 25th @ 9:13 AM
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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

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jul 15th @ 11:07 AM
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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!
Tags: E3, games, xbox 360

Accordent: Powerful solutions for streaming stuff

Posted By: Laura Foy | Jul 14th @ 7:19 AM
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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.
Tags: Accordent, media, Streaming
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