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Perch launches with simple, ambient video communication for families or teams, scores $1M in seed funding
November 27, 2012 4:51 AM
John Koetsier
It's kind of like a tiny video-oriented social network, with Facebook's 2011 "frictionless sharing" concept brought to life. Except only with people you really, really care about.
Italian company releases seeing-eye mannequins that check out customers for age, sex, and race
November 21, 2012 5:15 PM
John Koetsier
High-fashion mannequin maker Almax has released mannequins that don't just look good, but also look. Right back at you, that is.
Kaltura raises $25M to dock its open source video platform in Asian market
November 20, 2012 11:04 AM
Rebecca Grant
Open source video platform Kaltura has raised $25 million.
YouTube wins news innovation award — the day before Israel broadcasts an assassination almost live
November 14, 2012 9:37 PM
John Koetsier
YouTube has become a massive news destination, YouTube chief executive Salar Kamangar said in his acceptance speech, with 7000 hours of news-related footage uploaded every single day.
Let’s get visual: Wikipedia enables HTML 5 video for all of its entries
November 8, 2012 10:56 AM
Meghan Kelly
The wait is over. Wikipedia now widely supports HTML 5 video content on its millions of entries with the launch of its TimeMediaHandler, soon with support for mobile.
17 years until the Singularity: A conversation with futurist Ray Kurzweil
October 5, 2012 12:46 PM
Meghan Kelly
Editor's Pick Ray Kurzweil believes that while we are the creators of technology today, tomorrow it will be able to invent itself. And when that day comes, we may, in fact, be screwed.
Now you can watch 30 videos at once with Gnzo’s unique interface
October 3, 2012 11:20 AM
Dylan Tweney
Gnzo is essentially a new, more animated way of displaying and browsing videos, and it's optimized for touchscreens. Instead of square stills, it displays a mosaic of animated videos, each one a 6-second clip from the video behind it.
LifeStyleFeed brings the Seventh Art to restaurant selection
October 2, 2012 9:08 AM
Rebecca Grant
LifeStyleFeed publishes video clips to help plan nights out on the town
YouTube is like Agent Smith in the Matrix: More, more, more
September 27, 2012 4:02 PM
John Koetsier
TV is moving to the web, and no company is benefitting more from that than Google. It's really not a competition.
90 seconds of combat in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer (hands-on video)
September 27, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Check out Dean Takahashi playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Native ads go mainstream with ShareThrough Sponsored Videos
September 26, 2012 7:00 AM
John Koetsier
Native advertising is what Facebook is doing when it shows sponsored posts, or what Twitter engages in with promoted tweets. Here's a native ad platform for all publishers.
Streamweaver turns iPhone owners into live video broadcast crews
September 26, 2012 5:19 AM
Tom Cheredar
Streamweaver is a new iPhone app that does something pretty basic, but extremely cool.
Video chat service ChatRandom is destroying Fanning & Parker’s Airtime with two killer features
September 19, 2012 8:24 AM
John Koetsier
Editor's Pick Money can't buy you love, the Beatles told us. Neither can $33 million in venture capital and massive celebrity endorsements from stars like Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dogg, Julia-Louis Drefus, Alicia Keys, and Jim Carrey.
47% in 24 hours: How social media magnified secret Romney videos
September 18, 2012 1:26 PM
Dylan Tweney
A leaked video of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talking frankly about his election strategy has caused an uproar in social media.
Google Project Glass releases video with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg
September 13, 2012 1:52 PM
Meghan Kelly
During New York Fashion Week, acclaimed designer Diane von Furstenberg added a new accessory to her show: Google's Project Glass. Today, she released her video made entirely out of Google Glass footage, showing what it's like to be DVF during the craziest week of fashion in the U.S.
Rapt.fm: Rap freestyle with anyone in the world (and maybe become the next Eminem)
September 13, 2012 12:09 PM
John Koetsier
Most startups aren't as sexy -- or as musically talented -- as Rapt.fm. Then again, most CEOs aren't rappers, and most CTOs aren't beatboxers.
Hands-on with the new iPhone 5 and iPods (video)
September 13, 2012 5:00 AM
Meghan Kelly
You won't have to wait until the 21st to take a look at Apple's iPhone 5, iPod Touch, and iPod Nano. We got hands-on videos with all three devices, as well as the new maps app and the new panorama feature in the iPhone 5.
Blue Jeans announces first-ever video-conferencing integration with Salesforce.com
September 10, 2012 10:07 PM
John Koetsier
Blue Jeans Network, the company that offers super-simple video conferences in the browser, is announcing the first-ever videoconferencing integration with Salesforce.com.
Nokia: Save some dough on the Lumia 920 ethics review (and just do the right thing)
September 10, 2012 10:41 AM
John Koetsier
Little cluetrain message, Nokia, for free: save the dough, just commit to doing the right thing next time. A second free piece of advice? Don't make the confession worse than the original sin.
