The internet completely changed how video is delivered to customers. Video over IP is now standard practice. That change has enabled the industry to produce new, high quality video cameras for security and home use at reasonable costs. Here’s our roundup of the top choices in IP cameras....
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It isn't any secret that younger generations tend to adopt technology much faster than the older ones. They drive the adoption and advances that everyone, eventually, will enjoy at some point. This seems especially true when it comes to mobile devices and mobile video. A recent NPD study, Smartphone and Tablet Usage Report, revealed 81% of US smartphone users stream video on their mobiles. They also...
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Netflix has been in the news a lot lately. Not all of it has been good. They've been accused of violating net neutrality and losing most of their catalog. But they've also reached some milestones in the UK and have an Internet-busting amount of movies to stream. People’s viewing behavior has changed rapidly in the last decade, and Netflix is the leading example of how that...
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Remember when 4k was the next big thing? It wasn't that long ago really when we were all lusting after the new bigger, higher resolution TVs. It wasn’t just me was it? As cool as they were, and are, there’s something even better: HDR. HDR stands for high dynamic range. According to EEtimes, it “effectively expands the range between the darkest and the brightest images a...
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Practically born with electronic devices in hand, millennials now account for 82% of online video ad views according to an article on streamingmedia.com. It turns out that they are watching sports and gaming online in ever increasing numbers. What is it that pulls them in? They get to see it all! Traditional broadcast sports only lets you watch what the networks think is important. But with online...
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Music streaming services increased revenue 39% and accounted for 23% of total digital music sales. The growth in music streaming has been so strong that many countries have added streaming to their sales numbers when calculating the charts. Probably the best example of how much impact streaming can have on the charts is the single Problem for Ariana Grande. It reached number one because both streams and...
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Who’s to blame when video streaming experiences aren’t good? If you’re watching a major streaming service like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or others, they will probably point the finger at your ISP. Or your home network configuration. Or maybe even your device. These companies are heavily invested in online video so they know the formats are correct. They know they can support just about every device...
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This past weekend I was going through some of the boxes I have in storage and I discovered an old VHS tape. It turned out to be a collection of old family movies that had been transferred from 8mm onto VHS for my parents many years ago. I was happy to find the videos, though all of them were from a time before I was...
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From the moment Amazon announced their entry into the mobile phone market, people have had a lot to say. I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about the 3D capabilities of the Fire Phone and how cool that might be. But the Firefly capability is really what has caused the most polarizing discussions. In case you missed what all the fuss is about, Firefly allows...
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