I really have a soft spot for technology that has an incredible level of accessibility to it. When I speak of accessibility, I don’t just mean ease of use (which is the classic sense of the term, of course). I mean true layman accessibility. Far too often in my overly-geeky years on this planet have I delved 76-trillion layers deep into Techville, being amazingly fascinated at some very impressive technological advancements. As I’ve gotten a bit older, I’ve found that what REALLY gets me moving is not just an impressive leap, but one that is put to good use.
In this age of dual core processors, gigabytes of RAM, terrabytes of storage, and "xPUs" for just about any damned thing you can think of (graphics, physics, sound, etc.), it’s refreshing to see all of that math-crunching go to something that:
1. – Serves at least a slight need or desire of the common person.
2. – Does so in a painfully slick and well-produced fashion.
Mind you, this is nothing more than a tech preview, but what it does, and MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW EFFORTLESSLY IT DOES IT, is what really blows me away. Flip through the photo collections and have a blast with it (PC specifications allowing, of course ; )
There is certainly a very large question of usability when asking about the final product (How difficult will it be to catalog all of my pictures? What if they aren’t the best resolution?) , as well as a couple of additional features that might be nice (Can I see a composite 3D picture of the environment, even if it’s a bit rough? Will it allow me to upload images and their corresponding 3D maps to an online presence for sharing?), but there is no question this is one of those pieces of technology that REALLY looks the part. What are your thoughts?
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