I was a founding member of Microsoft Live Labs back in Feb 2006. I established the Product Management, Marketing, Branding and Business Development teams prior to leaving the company in September 2008.
Our flagship product was 'Photosynth' an amazing technology that built upon the 'Phototourism' work of Noah Snavely and Steve Seitz at the University of Washington and combined with technology from Rick Szeleski at MSR and our acquisition of Seadragon . Hailed by Slate as, "the best thing to happen to photography since the digital camera" and the subject of NPR's Talk of the Nation, we created something that frankly I think is pretty magical and unique.
You can see the TED video that the extremely talented Seadragon founder and MSN architect Blaise Aguera Y'Arcas gave in 2007 below (Over a million views)
We worked extensively with partners including Nasa, BBC and CSI:NYC, as well as on an upcoming movie that I can't discuss quite yet...
Photosynth really hit the mainstream in Jan 2009 when it was used by CNN to uniquely capture the moment President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. You can see 'The Moment' below. It has been hailed by Slate and NPR as a technolgy that
If you're interested in using Photosynth to bring any environment to life for your business I provide consulting services through my startup incubator and R&D laboratory, 8ninths. We would be happy to hear your requirements and provide unique inside knowledge on how to best utilize the technology to meet your brand, technology or research objectives.
Contact adam@8ninths.com or call us at +001 206 234 5222 for details.
Below you can see a few quick sample synths I've created.
Thanks and hope you enjoy
Adam.
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