At the 2007 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in Monterey, California, Blaise Aguera y Arcas—architect at Mircosoft Live Labs—shows off Photosynth in a standing-ovation demo.

“Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation.” “Perhaps the most amazing demo I’ve seen this year,” wrote Ethan Zuckerman, after TED2007.

Indeed, Photosynth might utterly transform the way we manipulate and experience digital images. Despite the fact that it runs on Vista, this software is absolutely amazing. Imagine the learning possibilities as everyone’s pictures link automatically together and share metadata and information…