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Month: September 2008

  • The Francofous Show 2

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEt voila que PiouPiou nous donne la deuxième version de la version Française du “Seesmix Français” Francofous Show 2Blog : http://francofousshow.wordpress.com Twitter : francofousshow Mail : francofousshow@gmail.com

  • On twestival

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first tweetup I went to saw a crowd of no more than sixty people. The twestival had many more. Enough to fill the Doon club. So many new faces but not many new people to follow. It’s fun to see how big the London twitter community has become. The usual…

  • From One Screen to the Next and the Next

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA good video looking at the evolution towards the fourth screen

  • IBC and Automated Camera Systems/Solutions

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne guy was going around IBC on a segway that was modified for steadycam work. Rising from the platform was a rest where you could put your legs to keep upright whilst to the side the steadycam mount was free to move for steady shots. That’s just one of the contraptions. Simple…

  • Plurk and mobility, why I like it.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minutePlurk is one of the most interesting mobile “microblogging” tool available at the moment because of it’s simple interface. Without the need for additional applications, expensive data packages and more you can follow the conversation of your contacts and friends in a way that neither jaiku nor twitter allow. If you’re…

  • IBC and some of the trends to take notice of.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIBC is a big show. There are a lot of things to see. Some of those are fun and innovative whilst others are less interesting. I’ve noticed that there are quite a few companies showing mobile and IPTV solutions. Many of them are multiplatform, web tv, mobile and other. they work…

  • IBC, the N96 and DVB-h

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the advantages of going to IBC is that you get to play with toys like the N96. I did this at the Nokia Ovi stand. They were demonstrating the possibilities of OVI as well as DVB-H. DVB-H is one method of getting live television broadcasts to the phone using…

  • Gael Métroz and Dziga Vertov

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor three weeks he had no battery and was unable to record anything but the rest of the time he was collecting 150hrs worth of video for his documentary Nomad’s land. We’re speaking of Gael Métroz of course, a swiss born traveler who wanted to retrace the steps of Nicholas Bouvier. He…

  • VideoSurf – Video search engine with a difference.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteVideosurf, still in beta is an interesting way to search videos. I got my invite this morning and so far there are a number of features I find interesting but I’ll learn more about it before going into detail. When it’s ready it will be an interesting to site to use…

  • Gael Métroz au City Club de Lausanne

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I met, Gael Métroz, a guy who decided to travel along the trail of Nicholas Bouvier shortly after his studies. It was an opportunity to try the seesmic style of interview at the City Club in Lausanne. The idea is simple. Those doing the interview have a laptop with a…