I find geo-location based services to be quite fascinating. Windows 7 brought with it themes and geo-location sesnor APIs, mixing both to have themes change based on geo location has been lingering on in my mind for long. Once Long and Rafael released Geosense, I realized this could quite well be possible without depending on GPS hardware.
I call this application GeoThemes. The idea is quite simple, you can set themes for specific locations, a different theme for work or college and a different one for your residence. A simple mock up of the application:
Two job postings detail Microsoft’s plans for a rich user experience with respect to their 3 screens and the cloud strategy.
Been some time that I came across an interesting patent application but here’s an interesting one. Microsoft engineers have applied for two patents detailing the Architecture to control the PC using hand gestures. Earlier Microsoft showed controlling devices by muscle movements and has applied to patent a pressure sensitive mouse.
The basic architectural diagram shows a user can use voice, gesture, keyboard or mouse as inputs to a computer. Microsoft engineers talk about using both voice and gesture together to control various actions on the PC. A basic image shows the two cameras and a mic are placed in front of the user:
A quick demo of how flawless the sync between OneNote 2010 on the desktop and oneNote in Office Web Apps is.
Here are some images shown at WWDC 2010 that show us what is where inside the new iPhone 4.
(Image credit Long Zheng)
At Tech Ed US 2010, Bob Muglia while talking about Microsoft’s cloud strategies shared a video where James Cameron talks about how they used Microsoft technologies for Avatar.
Here are some pointers for developers who plan to make games for Windows Phone 7 devices and submit them on the marketplace
The official version of the 7000 domino launch video talks about the Windows 7 features that were developed at Microsoft India, Hyderabad.
Some flyers from Microsoft India’s Global Support Center in Bangalore show the different competitions Microsoft has internally for their employees.
Two more screen shots of Windows Phone 7 Settings in Zune. The second screen shots shows the phone’s available on (Microsoft) My Phone when not connected.