Microsoft eyes day when camera phones aid map searches
eWeek | at | by Mike
Lost in Seattle with nothing but a camera phone? Just snap a picture of a nearby building, send off the photo to a database and soon you'll get back a map and information about where you are.
The new Web service is one of more than 40 new technologies and ideas displayed by Microsoft at its research department's annual TechFest fair on Tuesday.
Microsoft Research TechFest is the world's largest software maker's chance to show off the talent of its 750 global researchers, who are working on problems ranging from how to use sensors in medical science to how to view high-definition pictures through a Web browser.