Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Intel Smart TV
The innovators at Intel collaborated with industry leaders Google, Sony, and Logitech to bring smart TV experience to life. Until now, Internet-connected TV devices typically offered single-function features, such as streaming movies from favorite providers. New smart TV capable devices deliver a completely different TV viewing experience, enabling consumers to interact with their TV like never before, seamlessly integrating a broad array of Internet content, broadcast programming, personal content, and virtually unlimited applications—all viewable on one TV screen.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Partnership with KidMango
Blinkx Plc (BLNX)
Tuesday 05 October, 2010
Blinkx Plc
Partnership with KidMango
RNS Number : 8336T
Blinkx Plc
05 October 2010
blinkx Partners with KidMango to Offer Popular Children's Cartoons, Movies and Videos
Thousands of popular cartoons, including Care Bears, Dennis the Menace and Jay Jay the Plane, are now available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.-October 5, 2010-blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with KidMango, the world's largest online library of independent, professionally produced video created for kids under the age of 12. Under the terms of the agreement, over two thousand kid-friendly videos will now be fully searchable and viewable at www.blinkx.com.
The KidMango Library contains popular shows from some of the world's best producers of animation and live action, including thousands of videos covering everything from Einstein to aliens and vampires to Leonardo da Vinci. Now part of GenMouse Inc., an online network of kid-friendly Web sites, KidMango was previously incubated by PorchLight Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent family entertainment companies. Since 1995, PorchLight Entertainment has produced award-winning children's programming such as Jay Jay the Jet Plane (PBS), Tutenstein (Discover Kids), Animalia (BBC, PBS) and Secret Saturdays (Cartoon Network).
"Kids today are spending more time online than ever before, from watching TV shows, to playing games, to interacting with friends," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "For parents who are looking for wholesome, premium online programming to keep their children entertained, we're delighted to offer KidMango's high-quality, kid-friendly content on blinkx."
"We're committed to providing the best children's entertainment to our viewers," said Kevin Biggers, director of product of GenMouse, Inc. "Through this partnership, we'll be able to leverage blinkx's unique technology and vast network to deliver our popular cartoons and kids videos to parents and children everywhere."
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 720 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
About KidMango
KidMango is the world's largest online library of independent, professionally produced kid-friendly video created for kids under the age of 12. KidMango covers everything from its online syndication platform to its web site to its internet TV applications. The KidMango Library brings together popular shows from some of the world's best producers of animation and live action, and includes over two thousand videos covering everything from Albert Einstein to vampires to Leonardo da Vinci to the Care Bears.
Press Contacts for blinkx
Tim Turpin
Sparkpr
+1 (415) 321 1894
tim.turpin@sparkpr.com
Nicole Love
Marlin PR
+44 207 869 8328
nicole.love@marlinpr.com
Charles Lytle
Christopher Wren
Citigroup Global Markets Ltd
NOMAD and Broker for blinkx plc
+44 207 986 4000
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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Comment: Not quite the RNS we're all waiting for - that would be the launch of Cheep or the MIniweb rollout - but still welcome. Another step forwards...
Tuesday 05 October, 2010
Blinkx Plc
Partnership with KidMango
RNS Number : 8336T
Blinkx Plc
05 October 2010
blinkx Partners with KidMango to Offer Popular Children's Cartoons, Movies and Videos
Thousands of popular cartoons, including Care Bears, Dennis the Menace and Jay Jay the Plane, are now available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.-October 5, 2010-blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with KidMango, the world's largest online library of independent, professionally produced video created for kids under the age of 12. Under the terms of the agreement, over two thousand kid-friendly videos will now be fully searchable and viewable at www.blinkx.com.
The KidMango Library contains popular shows from some of the world's best producers of animation and live action, including thousands of videos covering everything from Einstein to aliens and vampires to Leonardo da Vinci. Now part of GenMouse Inc., an online network of kid-friendly Web sites, KidMango was previously incubated by PorchLight Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent family entertainment companies. Since 1995, PorchLight Entertainment has produced award-winning children's programming such as Jay Jay the Jet Plane (PBS), Tutenstein (Discover Kids), Animalia (BBC, PBS) and Secret Saturdays (Cartoon Network).
"Kids today are spending more time online than ever before, from watching TV shows, to playing games, to interacting with friends," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "For parents who are looking for wholesome, premium online programming to keep their children entertained, we're delighted to offer KidMango's high-quality, kid-friendly content on blinkx."
"We're committed to providing the best children's entertainment to our viewers," said Kevin Biggers, director of product of GenMouse, Inc. "Through this partnership, we'll be able to leverage blinkx's unique technology and vast network to deliver our popular cartoons and kids videos to parents and children everywhere."
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 720 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
About KidMango
KidMango is the world's largest online library of independent, professionally produced kid-friendly video created for kids under the age of 12. KidMango covers everything from its online syndication platform to its web site to its internet TV applications. The KidMango Library brings together popular shows from some of the world's best producers of animation and live action, and includes over two thousand videos covering everything from Albert Einstein to vampires to Leonardo da Vinci to the Care Bears.
Press Contacts for blinkx
Tim Turpin
Sparkpr
+1 (415) 321 1894
tim.turpin@sparkpr.com
Nicole Love
Marlin PR
+44 207 869 8328
nicole.love@marlinpr.com
Charles Lytle
Christopher Wren
Citigroup Global Markets Ltd
NOMAD and Broker for blinkx plc
+44 207 986 4000
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
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Comment: Not quite the RNS we're all waiting for - that would be the launch of Cheep or the MIniweb rollout - but still welcome. Another step forwards...
UK's Internet advertising spend up 10 percent - IAB
LONDON (Reuters) - Spending on internet advertising in Britain grew 10 percent during the first half, due to a boom in ads around online video and social media sites, lifting the medium to a record market share of 24.3 percent.
According to the biannual report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), the return to double-digit growth for the internet mirrored the general recovery of the entire ad sector.
The 10 percent growth to nearly 2 billion pounds compared with a growth rate of 4.6 percent in the first half of 2009.
Spending on online display adverts was up 6.4 percent, taking a 19.3 percent share of the medium.
That was boosted by pre and post-roll video advertising which increased by 82 percent to 20.7 million pounds, a five-fold growth in two years, and advertising on social media sites which accounted for around 13 percent of all online display adverts.
Away from display ads, paid search marketing continued to grow strongly, with an increase of 8.9 percent to a market share of 59.9 percent. Classified advertising, which was hit during the economic downturn, was up 11.4 percent.
"The return to double digit growth in UK online advertising is characterised by increased investment by major brands particularly in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and entertainment," said Guy Phillipson, chief executive of the IAB.
"The effectiveness of social and video ads for classic brand building is reflected in these formats enjoying exponential growth."
from Reuters
According to the biannual report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), the return to double-digit growth for the internet mirrored the general recovery of the entire ad sector.
The 10 percent growth to nearly 2 billion pounds compared with a growth rate of 4.6 percent in the first half of 2009.
Spending on online display adverts was up 6.4 percent, taking a 19.3 percent share of the medium.
That was boosted by pre and post-roll video advertising which increased by 82 percent to 20.7 million pounds, a five-fold growth in two years, and advertising on social media sites which accounted for around 13 percent of all online display adverts.
Away from display ads, paid search marketing continued to grow strongly, with an increase of 8.9 percent to a market share of 59.9 percent. Classified advertising, which was hit during the economic downturn, was up 11.4 percent.
"The return to double digit growth in UK online advertising is characterised by increased investment by major brands particularly in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and entertainment," said Guy Phillipson, chief executive of the IAB.
"The effectiveness of social and video ads for classic brand building is reflected in these formats enjoying exponential growth."
from Reuters
Monday, 4 October 2010
Samsung names Galaxy Tab launch date
Samsung's Galaxy Tab Android tablet will go on sale in Blighty on 1 November, the South Korean giant said today.
However, it didn't say how much the thing will cost. Given that the Tab incorporates a 7in, 600 x 1024 touchscreen, 1GHz ARM based CPU with an on-board PowerVR SGX graphics core, a GPS pick-up, a 3Mp camera, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and HSDPA 3G connectivity, you'd expect that it won't come cheap.
Indeed, Amazon.co.uk, while saying it will sell the Tab for £600 claims the RRP is £800. Ouch...
from The Register
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Comment: can't see it competing too well with the iPad at that price (if indeed that report of the price is right)...
However, it didn't say how much the thing will cost. Given that the Tab incorporates a 7in, 600 x 1024 touchscreen, 1GHz ARM based CPU with an on-board PowerVR SGX graphics core, a GPS pick-up, a 3Mp camera, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and HSDPA 3G connectivity, you'd expect that it won't come cheap.
Indeed, Amazon.co.uk, while saying it will sell the Tab for £600 claims the RRP is £800. Ouch...
from The Register
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Comment: can't see it competing too well with the iPad at that price (if indeed that report of the price is right)...
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Friday, 1 October 2010
The avalanche of Android tablets continues...
Next fashions budget 10in Android tablet
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/09/30/next_android_tablet/
£180 7in Android tablet launched
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/10/01/disgo_tablet_6000/
All those Android tablets. All able to run Blinkx apps. Luvverly...
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/09/30/next_android_tablet/
£180 7in Android tablet launched
http://www.reghardware.com/2010/10/01/disgo_tablet_6000/
All those Android tablets. All able to run Blinkx apps. Luvverly...
Evri, blinkx Join Forces: the Ultimate iPhone and Android Multimedia Experience?
Evri's semantic, real-time search engine is going mobile, with the announcement of new iPhone and Android apps. Delivering relevant searches to consumers is Evri's specialty, encouraging the curation and syndication of content around individuals, brands and publishers.
As stored data in the cloud tend to get richer and richer every day, there has to be a constant upgrade to an intelligent and more advanced technology needed to keep up with this growth. Search engines have to get smarter along the way as well, since its industry is directly affected by this data accumulation as well.
One of the breakthrough in search engine technology is Evri, a real-time content discovery search engine. It uses semantic capabilities to analyze thousands of Web sources, categorize them and deliver the most relevant searches to consumers via a suite of topic-based applications.
"Evri aggregates and sorts through thousands of sources to deliver the best, most relevant information to our audience, and blinkx's premium video content rounds out our multimedia offering perfectly."
Evri will power its modern search engine with its new iPhone and Android apps, named: EvriThing Tech, EverThing Gossip and EvriThing Baseball. This is accomplished through Evri's partnership with blinkx, a long-standing video search engine."By partnering with blinkx, we're able to tap into a rich and varied library of mobile video to complement and enhance the real-time content streams in our apps," said Evri CEO Will Hunsinger...
from SiliconAngle
As stored data in the cloud tend to get richer and richer every day, there has to be a constant upgrade to an intelligent and more advanced technology needed to keep up with this growth. Search engines have to get smarter along the way as well, since its industry is directly affected by this data accumulation as well.
One of the breakthrough in search engine technology is Evri, a real-time content discovery search engine. It uses semantic capabilities to analyze thousands of Web sources, categorize them and deliver the most relevant searches to consumers via a suite of topic-based applications.
"Evri aggregates and sorts through thousands of sources to deliver the best, most relevant information to our audience, and blinkx's premium video content rounds out our multimedia offering perfectly."
Evri will power its modern search engine with its new iPhone and Android apps, named: EvriThing Tech, EverThing Gossip and EvriThing Baseball. This is accomplished through Evri's partnership with blinkx, a long-standing video search engine."By partnering with blinkx, we're able to tap into a rich and varied library of mobile video to complement and enhance the real-time content streams in our apps," said Evri CEO Will Hunsinger...
from SiliconAngle
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