All Entries in the "TV" Category
YouTube Flash and HTML5 Video
YouTube today started testing a new form of embedding code that would support both Flash and HTML5. Using iframes, the technique will either revert to the familiar Flash plugin or switch to HTML5 depending on the browser and device. It will only force Flash when the video requires features HTML5 can’t yet handle, such as [...]
Go Invisible
Here’s a cool green suit that you can use with any Chroma Key video effect to disappear on camera. The idea is that you can use it while standing in front of a green screen to manipulate objects while remaining completely invisible. The Video Green Full Cover Suit is also available in blue and in [...]
Chris Isaak to Replace Simon Cowell?
Has Chris Isaak become a front-runner in the search to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol? The Hollywood Reporter says the singer has met twice with Fox honchos about the filling the open judge’s seat. Harry Connick Jr. is still in the running, says THR, but much buzzed-about Bret Michaels is said to be off the list. And [...]
Hulu on Playstation 3
Hulu Plus played through a PlayStation 3, is now here, and it’s the first 100% real usable way to get Hulu on your TV. Thanks to an exclusivity agreement, the PS3 is the only game console that’ll get Hulu Plus capability this year. So it’s a good test case to see how solid the Hulu-on-TV experience [...]
What’s bigger than 1080p? 4K video comes to YouTube
To view any video in a source resolution greater than 1080p, select “Original” in the video quality pulldown menu (as above) Today at the VidCon 2010 conference, we announced support for videos shot in 4K, meaning that now we support original video resolution from 360p all the way up to 4K. To give some perspective [...]
Oprah’s TV Channel
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network After 25 years, the queen of daytime TV is leaving her network studio for cable, with a 24/7 Oprah lifestyle network. “Discovery Health is really all about wellness,” says OWN CEO Christina Norman of the channel Oprah will replace. “It seems like a natural progression to team up with Oprah’s brand [...]
