A little over a year ago I was wishing I could get a invite to TED. Obviously that did not happen. But I did not cry, mainly because they now stream mostly all of the keynotes, and they offer a full commentary. So it is no longer a secret from the public. If you don’t know what TED is then just click here. You are in for a treat!

The main reason I wanted to go to TED is because I knew Blaise Aguera y Arcas was speaking. He is a Microsoft Live Labs Architect. He was there to speak about his two babies SeaDragon and Photosynth. Which in words I just cannot explain.

Video: Take the Photosynth Tour

Well the people at Microsoft’s Live Labs have been working away at content to make the experience even more enjoyable, and when I say an experience I mean it. This software blows my mind. So

Microsoft and NASA have teamed to create a 3d image of everything NASA, including the next launch shuttle Endeavor. You’ll need to download the Photosynth viewer to see the images (sorry Mac users, for now Photosynth is only available for Windows XP and Vista — running either IE6 or IE7).

NASA says it hopes this joint project will lead to more collaborative initiatives with Microsoft. And Microsoft is no doubt hoping the same, especially since most recent NASA collaborations have been with rival Google, which gets some of its Google Earth data from NASA.

Video: Photosynth meets NASA

Also worth noting is that, near the end of the promotional video pictured above, Blaise Aguera y Arcas says that Photosynth with soon offer features which allow users to stitch their own photos together.Given that Photosynth relies on image data from a normal SLR camera, it might soon be possible for even you and I to stitch together some impressive 3-D tours, provided you take enough images.