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YouTube introduces automatic video captioning

John Lister — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:59 +0000

YouTube has announced it will offer automated video captioning for clips. It will serve as an accessibility tool for hard-of-hearing viewers, but could also make clips easier to find.

The site already allows manual captioning, but most clip uploaders don’t take advantage simply because of [...]

Sony follows Apple right off the iTunes cliff

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:16 +0000

Sony unveiled plans for a digital download store to sell music, videos and books just like Apple’s iTunes. What the company forgot to mention is that the digital download space is already too crowded.

The [...]

Why Facebook is a company to watch in online video

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:27 +0000

In the last month, Facebook has overtaken sites like ESPN, ABC and CBS to become the number three video site on the Web.

Just a short month ago, Facebook was in tenth place [...]

Impression: Netflix for PS3 – free to access and easy to use

Mike Ferro — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:28:14 +0000

Sony and Netflix recently announced that Netflix’s streaming Watch Instantly service would be coming to the PS3. The service is now here as Netflix is sending out discs [...]

YouTube to launch full-fledged HD

John Lister — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:56:26 +0000

Google has announced that YouTube will soon include 1080p format videos. That’s the higher-resolution high definition format, sometimes known as Full HD.

The site launched high definition videos late last year, but restricted them to the 720p format which is the minimum resolution required under most definitions to qualify as “high [...]

Blockbuster launches video rentals on SD cards; world wonders “why”

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:39:20 +0000

In a desperate bid for continued relevance, Blockbuster is launching video rentals on SD cards.

According to Fast Company, the Blockbuster video rental chain is launching rental kiosks that will allow you to place DMR [...]

Netflix Streaming coming to the Nintendo Wii

Sean P. Aune — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:24 +0000

In what has to be the most unsurprising news of the year, it is looking fairly likely that the Nintendo Wii will soon be getting streaming video content courtesy of Netflix.

Coming just shortly after the news that the

Roku introduces two new set-top boxes

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:32:53 +0000

The popular Roku brand of streaming devices has only had one unit up until now, but all of that changes today with the announcement of two new models.

Roku announced today that it is releasing two [...]

Netflix adds streaming service to Playstation 3

Sean P. Aune — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:39:54 +0000

The mystery of the next consumer electronic to get Netflix streaming support has been unveiled, and it isn’t really that much of a surprise.

It has been rumored for some time that the Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) would be adding [...]

Can Sony’s PSN movie service compete with Netflix?

Mike Ferro — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:43 +0000

Netflix recently announced that its streaming movie service will be heading to an existing CE device out on the market. Currently, it looks like Sony’s PS3 device might be the most likely [...]