Impressive sharpen & anti-blur

Hey Adobe-Crowd!
I remember a video I saw some months ago where an Adobe employee shown some impressive sharpen & anti-blur tools in PS. I guess it was MAX 2011 (http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2011-sneak-peeks/max-2011-sneak-peek-image-deblurring/?t=201 .963)
Did this feature made it to PS CS6? If so, where can I find it. If no, why not & is there a deadline for it?
My best regards,
Srickwerker
P.S.: Besides: Great work on CS6! First I just liked it, now I love it.

The "deblur technology demo"  was a research technology demonstration. It is not currently a feature in Photoshop or an available plugin.  Neat technology though, huh?

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