The Seadragon mobile application is free through Apple's application store. It a product of Microsoft's Live Labs division, which focuses on developing Web-based technology and applications.
Seadragon incorporates the Deep Zoom feature, which is also integrated into Silverlight 2, Microsoft's multimedia tool. It allows a user to quickly magnify a particular area of a photo, regardless of its size.
Seadragon renders documents as little thumbnails, and a double-tap brings it into focus. A reverse pinch on the iPhone's touch screen kicks in the Deep Zoom, revealing sharp detail.
For the iPhone, Seadragon comes preloaded with bookmarks that deliver content from organizations such as the U.S. Geological Survey for photos and the U.S.Readmore
Every time I hear about Microsoft speaking/doing something for Iphone it reminds me of Balmer laughing about first Iphone release.
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