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Custom Risk board maps, Civil war US, Europe, UK, Solar system!This is very cool, and something I have thought about. How cool would it be to have Risk like boards but of different maps, like the US or Europe? Well Havoc has done that. Its a kick starter project but they have 15 designed maps so far, Civil War US,…
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Build the home of your dreams hands free
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhen out in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley tech scene it is not the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry I hear about leading the charge in technical innovation. It is the chatter of the millions given and insane evaluations of those either in the cloud, selling user data, social, gaming, or... -
Preview of the new Microsoft site. Metro with dynamic media response
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsWell this is a treat. Via reddit I checked out a preview of the new Microsoft.com preview website. Its pretty clear they are all in with Metro, and also all in with 1 view from many devices as demonstrated by the use of dynamic media response. {Update} Seems they have... -
Why you will not win the Microsoft challenge, even if you do
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsI heard about the Microsoft challenge where you would take your cell phone and try to do something faster then someone on a Microsoft Mobile 7 phone. If you can win, you get a laptop. Given that they are doing this in the first place, I figured that this is... -
3D Video within Live Video. Kinect my augmented reality to an iPad 2
Posted on July 2, 2011 | 1 CommentHere is a pretty cool demonstration done by Laan Labs that takes the video and depth mapping information from a Microsoft Kinect and uses that data to create a 3D model for an augmented reality mobile application seen through the iPad 2. Basically how this works is you shoot something,... -
Microsoft Kinect gives a face to a 3D avatar
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsHere is a rather cool hack that connects a Microsoft Kinect device to a 3D avatar by German based Bitmanagement Software. Bitmanagement Software GmbH is a developer of real-time 3D rendering, augmented reality, and 2D/3D/video multimedia software and tools for interactive online capable applications on crossplatform consumer hardware, based on... -
What is your deal with WebGL Microsoft?
Posted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsAs an advocate of web3d and those efforts to make it ubiquitous, I have questioned why Microsoft has not supported WebGL in their Internet Explorer browser when every other browser maker does. Seems the problem for Microsoft with WebGL is over security concerns. A recent set of reports by UK-based... -
Kinect self-awareness hack :P
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsThis is a great video. By far the ultimate Microsoft Kinect hack! -
Layar’s AR Browser Now Made Possible for All iPhone Apps
Posted on January 29, 2011 | 1 CommentThis week Layar, the mobile augmented reality platform, announced on their blog the launch of the Layer Player. The Layar Player is a unique piece of code that can be embedded directly within your own iPhone app. Yes, seems it only is available for iPhone apps. Nice thing is there... -
Low sales of the Windows Phone 7 does not mean much
Posted on November 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsWe all saw the report yesterday that windows phone 7 sales on release day were not that great. around 45,000 of not that great. But it does not really matter. When I was looking at the phone I was not too impressed. And in fact amused that it still, 30... -
MicroSoft Kin is dead to no surprise, not even MS
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Kin was DOA for almost everyone who reviewed it. It was basically a low feature, low capability smart phone that was not that smart, nor much of a phone, and yet still had the same cost of a phone. You HAVE to imagine that even the brain dead at... -
MS Slate Courier is dead. First major victom in the Great Tablet War
Posted on April 29, 2010 | 1 CommentIts kind of a shame really. Although once I read the specs and saw the mock ups, I know this would not fly, but it would have been interesting just to see. The idea of a two screen slate is intriguing to say the least. But Microsoft finally owned up...
