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Creating Panorama’s With An iPod Touch

April 29, 2011Podcastdigital, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Video, microsoft, panorama, photo, photogram, photography, photos, Photosynth, Virginia, Windows Phone 7TomWiles

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I talk about two apps I experimented with today on my iPod Touch. One is free and is called Microsoft Photosynth. Another is a paid $1.99 app called Panoram 360.

This photo was taken with Microsoft Photosynth at the Flying J Truck Stop at Ruther Glen, Virginia.

Flying J Truck Stop at Ruther Glen, Virginia

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