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Virtual Earth globe
I would love to view Virtual Earth on an actual sphere. It's be great to pan around zoom in. Maybe Microsoft's trying to make the next digital globe?

Or it could be a neat communications gadget. You could plug some webcam in it or somewhere near it, and have a video chat with your friends using it. And maybe you can send photos or other things across it as well and view them. It's just a visual playtoy. Like many of the other gadgets you see at Sharper Image.

Or it could be a visual learning tool. Maybe have some educational fun bits for kids to play around and immerse themselves in. Kids love to identify things physically, and maybe this is just another solution.

Who knows. But the possibilities can be endless. Hopefully it's something really nifty, like Surface.
Posted by: quikboy   Posted on: 04/20/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Virtual Earth globe  quikboy | 04/20/08
3D weather globe  ronsteiner | 04/21/08
Microsoft will become an entertainment company  fr0thy2 | 04/20/08
Oh, those crazy scientists at Microsoft Research!  Userama | 04/20/08
Can be a tent, or a lamp  theo_durcan | 04/20/08
Microsoft has jumped the shark. Meanwhile, consumers just want XP back.  DonnieBoy | 04/20/08
Wow. So this DOES scare you  GuidingLight | 04/21/08
In entertains us. This is Microsoft's attempt to get the "cool" back, but,  DonnieBoy | 04/21/08
I'm sure  Khyron | 04/21/08
This is just MS trying to impress, this has very few applications. They  DonnieBoy | 04/21/08
Wanna explain exactly WHY they would do that?  Wolfie2K3 | 04/21/08
huh?  Khyron | 04/21/08
Well, not talking about Vista, but that is a "jump the shark" kid of thing  DonnieBoy | 04/21/08
What does this have to do with the post?  quikboy | 04/21/08
Serious question: What the hell is it good for??  wackoae | 04/20/08
Uh!  webm0nster | 04/21/08
There could be some implementations  quikboy | 04/21/08
To a degree it's proof of concept  brendan@... | 04/22/08
It's a jump the shark thing, they are trying to get back the "cool" that  DonnieBoy | 04/21/08
think government/military contract  Khyron | 04/21/08
jumped the shark  coffeeshark | 04/21/08
Ballmer's new cristal ball  Linux Geek | 04/21/08
Anyone who uses the word 'Windoze' needs to grow up  quikboy | 04/21/08
RE: Getting a glimpse of the spherical Microsoft Surface  toddah | 04/21/08
It's behind the smoke and mirrors  Ole Man | 04/21/08
RE: Getting a glimpse of the spherical Microsoft Surface  mccall1 | 04/21/08

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