Research and Development
The Key to YouTube’s Future May Live in Television’s Past
The Observer‘s Seth Shapiro opines on the future of YouTube with the advent of its new subscription service YouTube Red. Using the evolution of...
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Research and Development
Finding a Cure for VR Sickness
A team of Stanford researchers have come up with technology that might help eradicate VR Sickness — a phenomenon that turned off many potential...
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Who Are the Key Players in the Emerging World of VR?
RedShark News’ Mark Ramshaw rounds up the key companies making waves and news in the emerging world of virtual reality. He writes, “Any lingering...
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New Software Experiments with Stop-Motion Virtual Reality
The USC’s Institute of Creative Technologies is developing software that will allow for easier creation of stop-motion virtual reality pieces. As The Creators Project...
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New Start-Up Virtual Reality Headset Is Controlled Only with Eye Movement
New Kickstarter-funded startup Fove is working on technology that would allow its virtual reality headset to be controlled solely via eye movement. As Technology...
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Teens Chat With Dead Horror Movie Character as Imperson Launches New Social Marketing Platform
To market 'Unfriended,' Universal Pictures teamed up with digital conversation company Imperson to emulate a Facebook chat with main character Laura.
News and Features
Researchers Manipulate Crowd-Sourced Public Domain Photos to Create Time-Lapses
A team from Google and the University of Washington have joined forces to create time-lapse videos from public domain photos. As Engadget explains, “Here’s...
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Slickly-Produced Short Examines the Possibilities of Augmented Reality
In conjunction with car manufacturer MINI’s announcement of augmented reality driving goggles, design collective Ill-Collective has created this slickly produced look at what the...
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CalArts Class Asks Students to Create Entertainment for a 360-Degree Environment
The next wave of audio/visual artists and technicians will come equipped with some experience in creating for 360-degree environments, a la virtual reality. Students...
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Will This Device Eliminate the Need for Second Screens?
A new device called InAiR seeks to bridge the gap between second screen viewing by bringing a streamlined Internet interface onto your television and...
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Scientists Use Virtual Reality to Simulate Out-of-Body Experience
Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinksa Institute used virtual reality headsets to experiment on creating the illusion of inhabiting a body other than your own. As...
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Microsoft Demonstrates HoloLens’ Professional Potentials
Wired reports from Microsoft’s BUILD developers conference, where the company demonstrated some of the professional potential of its augmented reality/hologram technology, HoloLens. As they...
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The Reality of Virtual Reality: Perspectives on Creative and Technical Possibilities
Attendees at CES were able to “view” Wild—The Experience on Gear VR headsets, which were developed by Oculus VR and Samsung.
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Oculus Rift Chief Scientist: Good VR Replaces Rather Than Augments the Real World
Facebook’s F8 developer’s conference this week focused a lot on the future of virtual reality, as demonstrated by a talk given by Oculus VR...
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Facebook Experimenting with Virtual Reality Video Within Newsfeed
Facebook is testing out 360-degree immersive videos from within its newsfeed as it gears up to incorporate its acquisition of Oculus Rift into its...
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A Look at Emerging Augmented Reality Technology
Technology Review‘s Rachel Metz gives her take on two emerging augmented reality technologies, HoloLens and MagicLeap. She writes, “I’ve seen two competing visions for...
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What’s the Latest in Virtual Reality Technology?
NPR’s Laura Sydell reports from the 2015 Game Developers Conference where she updates on the latest virtual reality technology. As Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney...
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What LTE Broadcast Will Mean for Mobile Video
Mercury News’ Larry Magid explains how emerging LTE Broadcast technology will impact mobile video. He writes, “The difference between LTE Broadcast and today’s data...
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Facebook Developing Virtual Reality Version of Its App
After acquiring Oculus Rift last year, Facebook is forging ahead with developing a virtual reality version of their app though it’s not expected to...
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Can Virtual Reality Be Good for Society?
Fast Company‘s Co.Exist explores some of the latest research which indicates that virtual reality can have a positive impact on social interactions. They explain,...
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BBC News Delivered via Line
BBC News’ content will soon be available via Line, a smartphone instant messaging platform. BBC News said it is the first international news organization...
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TiVo Supersizes DVR
Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo has introduced the TiVo Mega, which will be available early in 2015 and will provide 24 TB of storage...
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Newsgathering on Two Wheels
StreamQuik, the Irvine, Calif., company that gave us the StreamStik (basically a tablet mounted horizontally on a stick, with a built-in encoder and live...
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Axon Promotes HD/4K over Ethernet-AVB
Axon Digital Design, a manufacturer of conversion and interfacing products based in the Netherlands, continues to promote the distribution of HD and 4K signals...
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FCC Wants to Speed Up “Broadband”
The Federal Communications Commission is considering changing its official definition of the term “broadband” from 4 Mb/s to 10 Mb/s (download speed), although current...
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RGB Networks Launches Open Source Software Transcoder Initiative
RGB Networks, a provider of integrated and scalable solutions for multiscreen video delivery, has developed an open source version of its TransAct Transcoder and...
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CERN Scientists Log More Than One Million Minutes a Year on Vidyo Video Conferencing Platform
Vidyo, a provider of video conferencing services and collaboration solutions, said that the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) used more than 50 million...
Distribution
Netflix Testing Out Short-Form Content
Netflix is testing out short-form content for its mobile app, delivering 5- to 10-minute clips from its existing database of movies and TV shows....
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Cisco Looks Into Its Online Video Crystal Ball
As part of its ongoing Visual Networking Index, which tracks and forecasts the impact of visual networking applications, Cisco foresees a day when the...
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Hybrid Media Gateways Offer IP Migration Strategy for Incumbent CATV Operators
The transition of a typical incumbent CATV operator to all-IP is estimated to take approximately 10 years.
Consumption
Rounds’ Social TV Platform Leverages Online Streams
Rounds Live, a new social media service, is the latest venture that seeks to enable viewers to gab along with TV shows, or, as...
Research and Development
With Open Architecture, Quantum Facilitates Video Across Facilities
Quantum Corp., based in San Jose, Calif., and with locations throughout the world, specializes in scale-out storage, archive and data protection. Quantum products allow...
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Telstra Acquires Majority Stake in Ooyala
Telstra, one of the largest telecommunications and information services companies in the world, has acquired Ooyala, a provider of video streaming and analytics technology....
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Quantum Acquires Symform’s Cloud Services Platform
San Jose, Calif.-based Quantum Corp. has acquired Symform’s cloud storage services platform, which is currently used by 45,000 individuals and small businesses in 170...
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EuclidIQ Receives Patent for Feature-Based Video Compression
EuclidIQ has received a U.S. patent for its “feature-based video compression” algorithms and related technology.
Production
The Challenges of Filming for Virtual Reality
Short film “The Mission” is a WWII story about a soldier captured by German forces. But the historical story is being told with cutting-edge...
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Dejero Unveils Ergonomic Carrier System For Video Journalists
Dejero, a provider of bonded cellular and hybrid microwave/IP technologies for mobile newsgathering, has developed a rugged and modular carrier system for the company’s...
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Appear TV Demos XC Series Modular Platform
Appear TV, a Oslo, Norway-based provider of next-generation video processing platforms for broadcast and IP television, will showcase its XC Series Modular Platform, supporting...
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Three River Telco Upgrades With A Hybrid QAM/IP Approach
Three River Telco, a small cooperative serving Northern Nebraska for over 100 years, has upgraded its infrastructure of legacy MPEG-2 set top boxes with...
Production
Advances in Powering TV Everywhere Efforts
A turnkey platform enables broadcasters to quickly test, launch and expand their online presence.
Research and Development
Video Teller Banking Takes Off
Several local community banks are increasing their use of interactive video technology from NCR Corp., a supplier of consumer transaction technologies, to allow customers...
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Verizon Looks to Migrate to Multicast Technology by 2015
The company has been working on its evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services technology for several years.