News tagged with video platform

Pa. symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest

(AP) -- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.

Technology / Internet

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'Skyrim' videogame sales eclipse $600 million

Sales of epic medieval videogame "Skyrim" have soared to about $650 million, with rave reviews pegging the title as game of the year.

Technology / Software

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Disney adds 'mom blog' network Babble Media

The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it has bought Babble Media, an online hub for parents featuring more than 200 "mom blogs."

Technology / Internet

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube launches broad entertainment venture

(AP) -- YouTube is making a bold step into original programming in an entertainment venture with some 100 content creators, from Madonna to The Wall Street Journal.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Software developer shows face-swapping in realtime (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software developer Arturo Castro and media artist Kyle MacDonald have put out a video demo of their software that replaces their faces with other faces in realtime. Their face-swapping, face-morphing ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

YouTube becomes entertainment destination

Just for laughs, San Jose, Calif.'s Dylan Hart and a college friend posted a video on YouTube in 2007 about charging an iPod using an onion and a bottle of Gatorade.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apps that can help students with college courses and down time

The smartphone has become the centerpiece of many students' digital lives.

Technology / Software

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Company networks confront rising video tide

Companies are struggling to manage a rising tide of video use in workplaces, with employees expecting business networks to adapt to whatever mobile gadgets they prefer to use.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's first 'live' video feed of Earth from space

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's first high definition streaming video camera to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) has been announced by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

YouTube buys US web television company

YouTube announced that it bought Internet television company Next New Networks to improve content for the Google-owned video-sharing website.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mobile gaming dominates Game Developers Conference

(AP) -- With retail video game sales smacked down by the rough economy and ever-growing competition in the crowded social and mobile game marketplace, it seemed like attendees at this week's annual Game Developers ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long expected, YouTube wades into live streaming

(AP) -- YouTube is making its long expected foray into live streaming by launching an experimental trial with four new media partners.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sony Launches Its First Blu-Ray 3D-Ready Player

Sony today launched the new BDP-S470 stand-alone Blu-ray 3D-ready player. The model can be upgraded to play Blu-ray 3D content with a firmware update available this summer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3

(AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Motorola Launches Advanced Multi-Format Encoding Platform for 1080P Content

Motorola today revealed its next generation encoding platform. This high-performance video processing platform supports both MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) encoding and transcoding and ...

Technology / Other

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