[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #115: Blue Mice, Photosynth, Touchscreens, Cinematic Internet

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #115:
Blue Mice, Photosynth, Touchscreens, Cinematic Internet
*August 27, 2008

1.  Could this mean the end of the laser mouse?

    * A New Mouse in Microsoft's House
      <http://www.bootcamp.com/report.jsp?reportId=2617>
    * Microsoft's new "Blue Track" mouse spotted?
      <http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/>
    * Microsoft working on new Blue Track mice?
      <http://www.tweaktown.com/news/10034/microsoft_working_on_new_blue_track_mice/index.html>
    * New Microsoft Blue Track Mouse spotted on Amazon?
      <http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/27/new-microsoft-blue-track-mouse-spotted-on-amazon/>

2. It's finally here! Microsoft publicly launched Photosynth 
<http://photosynth.net/>, 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?

    * Up Close With Microsoft's Photosynth: Stitch Photos Together
      Auto-Magically
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/21/up-close-with-microsofts-photosynth-stitch-photos-together-auto-magically/>
    * Microsoft Launches Photosynth: Your Pictures in 3D
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_launches_photosynth.php>
    * Microsoft Celebrates Photosynth Server Failure, Surprised People
      Like It
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-celebrates-photosynth-server-failure-surprised-people-like-it/>
    * Photosynth Opens for User-Created 3D Panoramas
      <http://lifehacker.com/400689/photosynth-opens-for-user+created-3d-panoramas>

3. As some states are abandoning their touchscreen voting polls 
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-states-rush-to-dump-touchscreen-voting-systems.html>, 
students are picking them up for the new school year.

    * Intel Classmate Tablet: best touchscreen netbook so far?
      <http://www.slashgear.com/intel-classmate-tablet-best-touchscreen-netbook-so-far-2114424.php>
    * Review: HP's TouchSmart PC Gets Us All Touchy Feely
      <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/hp-touchsmart-i.html>
    * Intel: touchscreens bring "micromobility" to classrooms
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080826-intel-touchscreens-bring-micromobility-to-classrooms.html>
    * HP Jumps On Multi Touch Train
      <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/hp-jumps-on-mul.html>

4. TV + Internet = Cinematic Internet

    * The Cinematic Internet
      <http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/05F7BB42-CDF0-4FAE-9EDE-6D069FC27A5D/>
      (video)
    * The Cinematic Internet is coming to a living room near you
      <http://ycorpblog.com/2008/08/20/the-cinematic-internet-is-coming-to-a-living-room-near-you/>
    * TV Widgets Are Changing What It Means to "Watch TV"
      <http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/>
    * Intel and Yahoo! to bring the Internet to TV
      <http://www.tweaktown.com/pressrelease/238/intel_and_yahoo_to_bring_the_internet_to_tv/index.html>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
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