Video
Flip Offering Customized Video Cameras
The makers of the Flip Video family of camcorders have announced a new personalization platform that lets you design a custom Flip Mino camcorder.
This new service, created in partnership with CafePress, also gives you the option to share designs with the community to earn commissions.
‘We created the Flip Mino to be a fun and simple way [...]
Joost Flash Player Launches Tonight, Has Serious Hulu Envy
The poor kids at Joost—and their partners at Viacom—thought the future of TV on the computer would be a discrete app that blended a slick TV emulator with internets! power. They were wrong, Hulu and Google were right: It’s all about the browser. So that’s where Joost is going. Its Flash-based player officially launches full-throttle [...]
Old British Busker Demonstrates Guitar Hero
You don’t even have to ask this English busker/artist/engineer why he made his pedal-driven, guitar-plucking, steampunk-looking musical whatsit, because his reasons are bolted to the side:
I built this machine because of unreliable guitarists. It don’t smoke! It don’t drink! And it’s never late.
That’s great, guy, but I’ve got a strange feeling that alcohol [...]
YouTube Gets Theater View for Long Videos
YouTube has added two new features to long videos: Theater View and Lights Out mode. These features aren’t available on all videos yet (here’s an example of a video with the new features). Similar features are already available on Hulu and a few other of the best TV-streaming sites, but it’s a welcome addition to [...]
The Juju Behind Billy Gibbons’ Hat
Wild enough he’s actually playin’ a Strat in this photo, but ever wonder about Billy G’s hat? (I know we’re used to the hat– and the strange thing is the Strat.)
During a ZZ Top tour in Africa, Billy was introduced to a chief of Cameroon’s Bamileke tribe. At the time, Billy was [...]
PermissionTV Provides Whitelabel Video Platform Services
PermissionTV lets companies create their own YouTube-style video service. Their list of clients includes MGM, Bob Villa and many more well-known names in the entertainment industry. They also serve corporations, agencies, special interest groups and publishing companies.
The ‘PTV’ platform with customizable flash-based SmartPlayer provides a flexible way to share and manage interactive video content. It [...]
