28 February 2008

WorldWide Telescope TEDTalk -- now on TED.com!

Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope -- a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and builds a comprehensive view of our universe. (Yes, it's the technology that made Robert Scoble cry.) Download this TEDTalk in high-def >> (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 06:48.)

Watch the WorldWide Telescope tech preview, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

Read more about speaker Roy Gould on TED.com.

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27 February 2008

WorldWide Telescope technology preview at TED

On stage at TED2008, Roy Gould and Curtis Wong just presented a preview of the Microsoft technology that made Robert Scoble cry: the WorldWide Telescope, a powerful and collaborative way to view our universe. Look for more on this in coming days; blogger reaction starts now.

Today, Microsoft opened its technology preview site at WorldWideTelescope.org, with a demo created by Benjamin, a 6-year-old child from Toronto. The technology will be available in the spring as a free download, and as Roy Gould just said from stage, it will empower a new generation of stories -- and storytellers -- about the universe.

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