It’s an all new service launched by Microsoft that lets its users create 3D experiences through photos.

Photosynth,being for quite sometime in Microsoft Live Labs finally opened its doors for users on Aug 21 but the team behind this service haven’t really promoted this launch even as a ‘Beta Launch’ for Photosynth.

According to the team,there is lot more to come which will enhance the capabilities and results of the service.As there have already been a cluster of services offering some manipulation or the other on images/photos,it’s refreshing to see a service focussing on “2D to 3D transition” where photos serve as the basic input and rest is the job of the photosynth software.

Prior to their launch,they got so overwhelmed that they went down for a while to add up more capacity and restore back(which is rather a good sign) and they got a heavy response from the users on the very first day in terms of user input(more than 7727 synths created carrying 286,689 images).

After testing the service(which requires a setup download),it was a mixed reaction for this service.The 3D world experience was certainly missing but the system is likely to rise upto the expectations that it has created in the time to come.

What it offers…

• A service that transforms 2D images into 3D world
• It lets users input images/pics into a software that outputs with a web address that has a 3D transformation of the input

Why it can be THE NEXT BIG THING !

• Unique – A “2D to 3D transition” with photos as input is something one would definitely like to experience.A clear indication is the heavy response of users on Day 1 of its launch.
• Capable – However,the current status of the service isn’t that accurate(highly dependent upon user input),the future of this service looks certainly bright.They have,for ex. shown some sample synths(that’s what they call the 3D output) which clearly shows up the system capability.
• Efficient – The application runs really smooth.Even from a modest config. PC and below avg. net connection,photosynth offers an efficient browsing of synths.

Why it may prove to be a Web Struggler !

• Poor quality – Majority of users won’t put extra efforts to click a bunch of similar nature pics with different angles and precision to let the service output better 3D experience(more synthy).They would expect the service to do everything by itself.If,the service doesn’t improvise the system further,it may be a one-time affair for the users.
• Copycats – Although,it doesn’t seem to be a big threat to Microsoft’s Photosynth,but it certainly can’t be ignored as well.Photosynth copycats are on their way to gain user traction and may eat up a chunk of users here and there

The web browsers that we usually ’Use’ and ‘Avoid’ are : Mozilla Firefox,Safari,Flock,IE 7.0,Opera,Maxthon etc…

But all the above listed browsers have one thing in common….

They are all web browsers of “Today“.

Take a look at the web browser of the “Future” !!!

Experience SpaceTime

It ‘s not your usual web browser but comes with an all new 3D Browsing experience.

With a bucketful of features that it carries with itself,the best thing about it is making a 2d PC screen behave like a 3d space for browsing the web.

With the arrival of Firefox 3.0,many comforts and pros have been added for the mozilla addicts but SpaceTime proves to be an incomparable one…

Rob Enderle rightly quotes…

“I think i have found a product that makes the Google Interface look like it was designed by Apple”

Eddie Bakhash,CEO and creator of SpaceTime has tried to incorporate lot of functionalities in SpaceTime that surpass the current generation of browsers we have.

What it offers…

• A web browser with 3D surfing experience
• All new refreshing browsing world with 3D searching and 3D tabbed browsing
• Special feature such as Youtube video 3D search,Flickr Image 3D search,eBay 3D search,Amazon 3D search

Why it can be THE NEXT BIG THING !

• Futuristic - SpaceTime makes its users realize that “The regular web browsers are passe,let’s browse into the Future”.It lets you have a sneak peak and even more into the future of web browsing
• Unique – There have been some efforts by others in this 3D Browser arena like Browse3D and AT&T’s Pogo 3D Browser(still in closed beta) but till now nobody stands a chance in front of SpaceTime
• Comfortable – When you have a plenty of 3D space to open as many websites; you can see the search results visually without even visiting the result links and you get a plenty of screen space to browse rather than the usual reduced browsing screen space,it would definitely make you feel better

Why it may prove to be a Web Struggler !

• Overcrowded Market – It’s not just one.The number of web browsers in the market aren’t very few.We already have a bundle of web browsers backed by many industry leaders.With the recent arrival of Firefox 3.0 and its Record download(2,17,70,911 and counting…),it seems that the market is quite used to the 2d browsing and would rather accept this “2D to 3D transition” after couple of years
• Too sophisticated – When we term this kind of browsing as “3D in 2D” ,many people might find it uneasy to digest it because they have been used to the 2D web browsing for years and hence find this transition useless and sophisticated (As all the usual internet related tasks can be perfectly done by most of the browsers available today).To some extent,it’s true as well.But that’s for sure that the transition will be pumped up by the “Young internet breed” only (those who keep “Visual experience” in their priority list)
• Minor glitches – There are some glitches here and there which might frustrate a Mozilla habituals or other browser’s users while using SpaceTime.Also, some system requirements are also there hence every PC owner can’t just download SpaceTime and start using it.This might restrict some users from experiencing SpaceTime

Virtual Life is nothing new at the moment.The possibilities have already been explored by sites like Secondlife,IMVU and many others. Secondlife has even taken this a step further by turning it from just a “Fun thing” to a full fleshed virtual world where real world entities,from individuals to Big Daddies of today’s industry are roaring to get their virtual analogues on Secondlife.

SmallWorlds , a yet another website trying its hands over creating another virtual 3D world online has arrived with its strong pack of cards.OutSmart ,a New Zealand based RIA(Rich Internet Application development) company has been the force behind this web service.Their team took nearly an year building this website and built the entire application using Flex as a primary technology,eventually releasing SmallWorlds in Public Beta on 2nd June.

They have overcome a number of limitations of earlier 3D World Biggies and has come up with some freaking features like integration of real time web services such as Youtube,Flickr,Last.fm and few others.

What it offers…

• A way to create your fully customizable virtual identity,room,inventory and much more..
• A place to have fun with your friends,requiring no software downloads.Only internet is the pre-requisite
• An easy-to-use environment with integrated services such as Youtube videos on virtual TV,Last.fm music on Audio player,Flickr pics on Wall posters etc

Why it can be THE NEXT BIG THING !

• Browser Based 3D World – So far,the websites that offer a similar service require a massive download and further installation.A person can’t login without the OS based application.SmallWorlds does it to the best.You require no setup download to use the service making it a  pure web based service.
• Sophisticated Simplicity – It’s a Flex application that runs over a web browser with minor glitches.No website,so far has been able to make people experience such a system with sheer simplicity and seamless navigation
• Integrated Entertainment – It’s always fun to spend time on Youtube,Flickr,Last.fm and other such sites but it seems an all together different experience to watch Youtube videos on your virtual TV in your virtual room with your virtual friends.

Why it may prove to be a Web Struggler !

• SecondLife -SmallWorlds has the biggest competitor in 3D World market,SecondLife.Its already an established one in its own space and people might not want to migrate to another 3D World and create another virtual identity for themselves on the web.