EveryScape.com Used to Virtually Explore Beijing
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:
INTC) CEO Paul Otellini featured EveryScape.com's "The Real World Online"
in his opening-day keynote at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
The keynote described how the Internet will continue transforming the
consumer electronics and entertainment industries and how its evolution
will create business opportunities for those who embrace it.
Otellini said that the personal Internet of tomorrow will "serve you --
delivering the information you want, when you want it, how you want,
wherever you are." He demonstrated several future Internet computing
applications and said they will "make the world a smaller place." Using the
concept of a future mobile Internet device loaded with GPS technology,
Otellini used EveryScape's visual and interactive local search platform to
take a virtual stroll around a Beijing hotel, and looked for familiar
landmarks -- just as if he were right there on the street. Using the
application's augmented reality technology, he was able to identify
leaseholders for each building along the street and found Intel's office
without entering a specific address.
Last fall, The Real World Online debuted at http://www.everyscape.com with the
first online experience to let people explore a destination's interiors and
exteriors by walking down streets and going inside local buildings and
landmarks. Bridging the gap between the physical world and the virtual one,
EveryScape has created a visual and interactive platform for local search.
By replicating the real-world experience, EveryScape lets people visually
explore any destination before choosing to see or read more.
"We share Intel's vision for a 'personal Internet.' Discovering a
location is an experience that unifies and transcends maps, reviews, videos
and photos," said Jim Schoonmaker, president and CEO of EveryScape. "We are
honored to be part of this important keynote to show how the Internet is
evolving. We believe that the online experience is becoming a canvas -- a
new contextual framework that merges the on- and off-line worlds, letting
people shape their own experiences and add their own color."
Working with Intel, EveryScape traveled to Beijing to "scape" the key
areas for the CES keynote by capturing 2D photos. EveryScape then
incorporated these images into its proprietary platform that enhances local
visual search with one-click access to photos, video, and additional
destination information from websites like Yelp, Flickr, YouTube, Wikipedia
and Yahoo! Local. To see the area from Otellini's keynote, go to
http://www.everyscape.com/beijing-beijing.cn.aspx.
Today, The Real World Online includes major metropolitan areas such as
Miami, Boston and New York, as well as smaller surrounding towns including
Aspen, Colorado and Lexington, Massachusetts. New locations are currently
being added online. To see a short video demonstrating EveryScape's
capabilities, visit
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/888440/everyscape_launch_video/. Businesses
interested in becoming part of The Real World Online can learn more at
http://products.everyscape.com/.
About EveryScape, Inc.
EveryScape, Inc. is creating The Real World Online through a visual and
interactive platform for local search that creates a virtual experience of
all metropolitan, suburban and rural areas. EveryScape will ultimately let
users share their stories and opinions about real-life daily experiences
against a backdrop ranging from streets and cities, communities,
restaurants, schools, real estate and the like. Leveraging its patented
HyperMedia Technology Platform(TM), EveryScape is using a simple, highly
scalable approach that allows the company to tap into local communities and
users in building out the online world. EveryScape is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. and is venture backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper
Fisher New England, Draper Atlantic and Launchpad Venture Group. Find out
more at http://www.everyscape.com.
SOURCE EveryScape, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.everyscape.com
http://products.everyscape.com
http://www.everyscape.com/beijing-beijing.cn.aspx
CONTACT:
Beth Monaghan of InkHouse, +1-781-916-9090,
ext. 801, beth@inkhousepr.com, for EveryScape, Inc.
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