Posts tagged: video
Augmented reality could transform Web browsing (video)
What will Web browsing look like in the future? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das explains how augmented reality will help museum paintings turn into talking art teachers and ordinary billboards play movie trailers.
Panasonic Launches “Shoot It. Share It” Online Video Competition
Panasonic holds an edition of the “Shoot It. Share It” online video competition every year, and it looks like this year's session has just started. Some people may remember that Panasonic released the AG-AF100, what was basically the industry’s first professional micro 4/3-inch camcorder. ... (read more)
Verizon teams up with Redbox to offer video streaming service
Verizon is getting into the video streaming business through a new partnership with Coinstar, the company that owns the Redbox video rental kiosk business.
Mushroom Launches ThirdEye Technology That Sends Video over Broadband
Mobile broadband isn't exactly known for its ability to transmit video in real time, but Mushroom Networks wants that to change with the ThirdEye. Not too long ago mobile broadband wasn't exactly the medium of choice for people who wanted to access the Internet. The wireless technology ...
RCA’s ‘video LP’ format, doomed from the start?
From 1981 to 1984 RCA marketed the CED VideoDisc system. It never had a chance.
Asus Unleashes Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP Video Card
About two weeks after the first pictures of the Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP graphics made their way to the Web, Asus sent out an official press release announcing the launch of this highly customized graphics card which comes with a 1GHz factory overclocked GPU.Much like its predecessors, the ...
Nikon 1-Series Cameras to Get 4K Video Support and Brighter Lenses
Nikon’s 1-Series cameras have proven to be quite popular in the short time since they’ve been out, but despite their success the Japanese company doesn’t plan to rest on its laurels.According to a high ranking Nikon official, the company has already started thinking about the improvements it will ... (read ...
Waze uses crowdsourcing to keep drivers out of a jam (video)
Navigating through traffic congestion is one of life's headaches. SmartPlanet visits Silicon Valley startup Waze to hear how its app enables drivers to share real-time traffic information.
Social video sharing app ShowYou goes deep with v3.0
With the third version of the critically-acclaimed app, users will be able to drill down and see more of the videos their friends are sharing--and what their friends' friends are watching.
NASA spacecraft releases first video of moon’s far side
Equipped with a video camera, one of NASA's twin lunar spacecrafts reveals a rare glimpse of the far side of the moon.
Where disaster recovery plans fall short (video)
At NASA's Disaster Resiliency Panel, the director of Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley explains how to build technologies that will make a difference for people and their communities when disaster strikes.