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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #115:<br>
Blue Mice, Photosynth, Touchscreens, Cinematic
Internet<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">August 27, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>1. Could this mean the end of the laser mouse?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.bootcamp.com/report.jsp?reportId=2617" target="_blank">A
New Mouse in Microsoft's House</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/"
target="_blank">Microsoft's new "Blue Track" mouse spotted?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.tweaktown.com/news/10034/microsoft_working_on_new_blue_track_mice/index.html"
target="_blank">Microsoft working on new Blue Track mice?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/27/new-microsoft-blue-track-mouse-spotted-on-amazon/"
target="_blank">New Microsoft Blue Track Mouse spotted on Amazon?</a></li>
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<p>2. It's finally here! Microsoft publicly launched <a
href="http://photosynth.net/" target="_blank">Photosynth</a>, the long
awaited
product that allows you to pull photos together to create a detailed 3D
environment. Tour of the library on your web page, perhaps?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/21/up-close-with-microsofts-photosynth-stitch-photos-together-auto-magically/"
target="_blank">Up Close With Microsoft’s Photosynth: Stitch Photos
Together Auto-Magically</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_launches_photosynth.php"
target="_blank">Microsoft Launches Photosynth: Your Pictures in 3D</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-celebrates-photosynth-server-failure-surprised-people-like-it/"
target="_blank">Microsoft Celebrates Photosynth Server Failure,
Surprised People Like It</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/400689/photosynth-opens-for-user+created-3d-panoramas"
target="_blank">Photosynth Opens for User-Created 3D Panoramas</a></li>
</ul>
<p>3. As some states are abandoning their <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-states-rush-to-dump-touchscreen-voting-systems.html"
target="_blank">touchscreen voting polls</a>, students are picking
them up for
the new school year.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-classmate-tablet-best-touchscreen-netbook-so-far-2114424.php"
target="_blank">Intel Classmate Tablet: best touchscreen netbook so
far?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/hp-touchsmart-i.html"
target="_blank">Review: HP's TouchSmart PC Gets Us All Touchy Feely</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080826-intel-touchscreens-bring-micromobility-to-classrooms.html"
target="_blank">Intel: touchscreens bring "micromobility" to classrooms</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/hp-jumps-on-mul.html"
target="_blank">HP Jumps On Multi Touch Train</a></li>
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<p>4. TV + Internet = Cinematic Internet</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/05F7BB42-CDF0-4FAE-9EDE-6D069FC27A5D/"
target="_blank">The Cinematic Internet</a> (video)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://ycorpblog.com/2008/08/20/the-cinematic-internet-is-coming-to-a-living-room-near-you/"
target="_blank">The Cinematic Internet is coming to a living room near
you</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/"
target="_blank">TV Widgets Are Changing What It Means to "Watch TV"</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.tweaktown.com/pressrelease/238/intel_and_yahoo_to_bring_the_internet_to_tv/index.html"
target="_blank">Intel and Yahoo! to bring the Internet to TV</a></li>
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