Google's StreetView technology, which is embedded into the Google Maps product on the browser, and on mobile phones like the iPhone and Android, has long wowed users with its option to view the road inside a 360-degree panorama. But Microsoft Research's latest effort, which is being unveiled at this week's Siggraph computer graphics conference, approaches viewing streets from a different direction. Literally.
Instead of having users venture from one "bubble" of captured imagery to the next, as is done in Google's StreetView and Microsoft's Streetside, the new technology, called "Street Slide," stitches together multiple panoramas into one, large strip that users are able to scroll through side to side. And in place of putting information overlays on the imagery itself, things like street signs and business information are placed below, and out of sight of what was captured.
The end result is something that lets users skim around long stretches of street, as if they were looking out the window of a moving vehicle, then stopping to get out and look around, once they've reached any one particular spot within the series. This obviously works better for long, straight roads, but in large cities and even small towns where a main avenue is prevalent, it can create a browsing experience that is more seamless and that requires
PARIS--Bad news, would-be social networking startups.
"Social is running out of hours. Social is also running out of people," concluded George Colony, chief executive of analyst firm Forrester Research, speaking today at the LeWeb conference here. What he means: people don't have any extra time for social networking, and it's a saturated market.
The company bases its findings on consumer research. For example, regarding saturation, Forrester found that 86 percent of people have adopted social networking services. In Canada, it's 88 percent, and in Poland, 95 percent. Urban areas of China are at 97 percent.
The dividing line between writing books and writing programs just got a big step blurrier.
That's because Amazon has now released tools for creating books using Web technologies. Those tools include Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), used to describe Web pages, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), used for formatting.
"Through the use of HTML5 and CSS3, KF8 allows publishers to create great-looking books in all categories, particularly those that require rich formatting and design, such as technical & engineering books and cookbooks," Amazon announced. Other features are well suited to graphic novels, comics, and kids' books, Amazon said.
It seems like everyone wants a piece of the restaurant industry. I don't know why. It's a brutal business with low margins, high employee turnover, no way to reach all your customers at once, and generally stressed-out business owners. At least existing inefficiencies make for creative solutions and some good start-up ideas. OpenTable proved that you can improve the simple act of booking a table. Grubhub is trying to bring the same concept to deliveries and takeout. And now Storific is trying to streamline the function of the waiter.
Storific turns your iPhone (other platforms in development) into an order-taking waitbot. You step into your restaurant and as you're seated you get a code for your table. You put that into the app, and then you can see the establishment's menu on your phone, pick things you want, and have those orders delivered to the kitchen. You can also ping the system to send over water, a salt shaker, and so on.
It may appear that this business is about making things better for diners, by making it easier to send orders in. It may also look like it's good for waiters since it makes them more efficient (they can come by to chat up customers and don't have to come back to take an order unless the diner wants that) and thus could improve their tips. But the real benefit of this app is bottom-line financial. It brings impulse buying to restaurant dining. Want another order of fries? Press the button. A second mousse, rapidement? Click. ... Read full post & comments
Every day, more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware.
er for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increas
IBM names Firefox its default browser
Firefox has become the default browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competition.
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
Firefox has become the default browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competition.
Firefox has become the default browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competition.
efault browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competitio
efault browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competitio
er for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increas
er for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increas
IBM names Firefox its default browser
er for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increas
Firefox has become the default browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competition.
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
IBM names Firefox its default browser
er for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increas
Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware. Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware.
Users of Google Docs and Spreadsheets accustomed to publicly publishing their documents might want to rethink exactly how publicly available they want to them to be.
Google on Thursday wrote in a blog post that "in about two weeks, we will be launching a
We've shown you how to learn to play an instrument online in the past, but CNET's Don Reisinger has a great roundup of even more resources for the job, focusing primarily on the guitar.
The guide features several great web sites for polishing your guitar
Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware.
Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware.
Every day more utility is being delivered over the Web. Full applications can now be run in a browser, accessible from any computer. Software? It's no longer required. Software is becoming Webware.
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Venham Conhecer a Nova Temporada da http://www.jogando.net/mu/ na versão Season6, com muitas Novidades, Eventos, Itens e Muito mais, para os jogadores do http://www.jogando.net/mu/
Super - 10.000x
Pvp 15.000x
Very Easy - 5.000x
Hard 100 x
Extreme 10x
War 1000x
Novo Sever: Phoenix Ep.3 3.000x (32k stats) Acumulativo
Algumas Novidades:
-> Castle Siege, agora o GM da guild vencedora ganha SET exclusivo.
-> Fique logado e ganhe golds, Free ganha 1 GOLD por minuto e VIP 2 GOLDs.
-> Novo mapa Karutan com novos MOBs, drops exclusivos e muita XP.
-> Ganhe Chaos Castle e receba itens ancients.
-> Novo char Range Fighter
-> Novos PVPs
-> Novo Vip Premium
-> Novos Mapas
-> Novos rankings será implantado
-> Nova skin no forum com novas opções.
-> Novas Asas, Ring e Pendats 5 Socket
-> Novos Kits Fusion V2, Shield Pv3, Kit Mysthical e ItensSupremo Diamond (raro) Apenas 100 será vendidos
-> Novos Sets especial de Time de Futebol com o melhor preço
-> Vem ai, 6° MegaUltraSuperHiper Evento de Castle Siege Premiado com mais de 21.000 Jcash + Troféus e Medalhas.
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