Tagged: Multimedia

Multiple Media Usage Linked To Depression And Anxiety

Playing Temple Run while watching TV could do more than distract your attention from the drama unfolding on Downton Abbey. It could also be a cause - or a result - of depression and anxiety.

Social Christina Ortiz comments

Photography

"Camera Tossing" Fad Gets Serious With Nikon Patent

Did you know "camera toss" photography was a thing? Apparently, Nikon has known about it for quite some time, a patent from the company was published this week that shows how they are planning to build this feature into a new kind of camera.

Play Christina Ortiz comments

Deathwatch

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Flash

When the Web was still text links and tables, Adobe Flash brought us rollovers, interactive games and kitten videos. But a hard stand by Apple was the begining of the end for the groundbreaking technology, and guess what? We'll be OK without it.

Hack Cormac Foster comments

Analysis

Why Blockbuster's Streaming Bust Won't Hurt Netflix

After backing out of plans to compete with Netflix, Blockbuster is all but done. That's not great news for the streaming-video space, and Netflix is in a rough spot. But Blockbuster's latest stumble toward oblivion isn't necessarily the final nail in NetFlix' coffin.

Play Cormac Foster comments

Deathwatch

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Blu-ray

Everyone knows optical storage discs are on their way out in the long run, but ironically, the the biggest, newest format of them all could become extinct before the rest. Here’s why Blu-ray might join VHS in the dustbin long before DVDs or CDs give up the ghost.

Play Cormac Foster comments

Apple

A Love Letter to the Cable Guy, or How Really Fast Broadband Changes Everything

You might think your existing broadband Internet connection is fast enough. It’s not. When it comes to Internet speeds, more is always better. That’s why we all owe some sincere gratitude to the intrepid men and women who bring truly high-speed Internet into our homes.

Cloud Fredric Paul comments

Humor

(Number) 9 Things the Yoko Ono App SHOULD Do

Yoko Ono, widow of The Beatles' John Lennon, has released an iPhone app. The app, called #smilesfilm, allows users to share snapshots of smiling faces. That’s great and all, but we came up with nine things that a Yoko Ono app really should do.

Play Fredric Paul comments

Android

How to Watch UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer Online (Legally or Otherwise)

Friday, June 8, is one of those days that rolls around every two years on which productivity throughout much of the world is going to take a gigantic hit. That's because the Euro 2012 tournament gets under way, and it'll capture the attention of every serious soccer/football fan around the planet. And we do mean "planet" - this competition among 16…

Play Don St. John comments

Multimedia

Video: History of the Animated GIF

In the early days of the Web there was a lot of experimenting going on. It was a brand new world where almost anything seemed possible. Decades later, many of those dreams have come true and new dreams have been born. In the meantime, a lot of the early innovation have come, seen their day in the sun, and been cast aside when something new comes…

Social Dan Rowinski comments

Facebook

Facebook Expands Media Sharing on Timeline

One of the intriguing aspects of Facebook Timeline, ever since the initial launch last September, is how it highlights the media you consume. Music you listen to, videos you watch, newspapers and books you read, and (more recently) images you "pin" on Pinterest. Facebook termed the concept frictionless sharing, because it allows you to…

Social Richard MacManus comments

Follow us:

ReadWrite

Share on:

Multiple Media Usage Linked To Depression And Anxiety

"Camera Tossing" Fad Gets Serious With Nikon Patent

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Flash

Why Blockbuster's Streaming Bust Won't Hurt Netflix

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Blu-ray

A Love Letter to the Cable Guy, or How Really Fast Broadband Changes Everything

(Number) 9 Things the Yoko Ono App SHOULD Do

How to Watch UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer Online (Legally or Otherwise)

Video: History of the Animated GIF

Facebook Expands Media Sharing on Timeline