We’ve mentioned President-elect Barack Obama‘s use of YouTube previously – but it’s worth noting again that he’s using YouTube in a revolutionary way.  In his latest video, he outlines his plan for the immediate future of the United States, focusing on 5 key points: ENERGY: “[W]e will launch a massive effort to make public buildings […]

It looks like everybody’s going HD. Facebook has announced that it will now support HD video: Since we launched video last year, more than 45 million videos have been uploaded to Facebook with approximately 100,000 new videos added each day. Starting today, you’ll be able to upload higher quality videos to Facebook and also embed […]

Today there were a lot of big tech stories that, on the surface, seem unrelated: Verizon is rolling out a Blackberry Storm OS update; S&P Cuts Motorola’s rating to junk; AT&T hopes to have their own uber-phone OS; Dell is charging a $150 premium for Windows XP; The Kindle may be getting pwned by the […]

Turns out the Zunegate hype about Obama being a Zune fan may have been unwarranted. The Wall Street Journal reports that Obama’s officially an iPod fan: Yesterday the Philadelphia City Paper ignited a controversy over the question, with a blog entry that included the innocuous detail that the President-elect was working out while listening to […]

Flickr has announced expanded mobile support, including mobile viewing of Flickr videos: Today we’re releasing several upgrades to m.flickr.com. If you’ve got a smartphone with one of the fancier new mobile browsers, you’ll experience a completely new version of our mobile site, one that’s built around the things that are most important to you when […]

Open Air Cinema has announced the availability of its new 16ft x 9ft Open Air Home Screen, a giant inflatable movie screen. Open Air Cinema sells the 16-foot screen for $999. The company offers two other sizes of its inflatable movie screens for home use. The 12ft x 7ft version is priced at $599 and […]

Zune fans may have some fun with this: Barack Obama was apparently seen using a portable media player that appeared to be a Zune! OMG!!! In what has already been termed Zunegate, Philadelphia’s City Paper writer Neal Santos reports that Obama was seen listening to a Zune while working out.  Maybe: I want to correct what I […]

Openfilm.com, an online video site that focuses on independent films, shorts and animations, has announced a variety of new tools and features to assist independent filmmakers in showcasing their work. Highlights of the update include: viewing recommendations and film reviews; advice for filmmakers on everything from production to surviving Hollywood; video playback and channel pages […]

Resolume Avenue 3 is a real-time, multi-platform instrument for live (audio) visual performances. The app is a free download, but it displays a video watermark on the output without paid registration. Features: Audiovisual Playback - Play Quicktime and AVI video files with audio or combine any .mov or .avi video file with any .wav or .aiff audio […]

MobiTV has announced its mobile television and radio service has topped the five million subscriber mark for its subscription video service. According to the company, both growth and usage jumped as a result of interest in the recent US elections. “We witnessed an extraordinary increase in the number of subscribers that tuned into the presidential […]