Amazon has become a major player in the online video space in recent years, with the company’s Prime Video service taking on Netflix by offering subscribers access to thousand of movies and TV shows.
Now Amazon is taking on YouTube in the user-generated video space as well.
Amazon Video Direct allows professionals and amateurs to upload videos and get a cut of the revenue.
When you upload a video you can make it available in the following ways:
- Ad-supported and available for anyone to view
- Through Prime Video (get a cut of subscription revenue)
- As an add-on-subscription through Streaming Partners Program (Customers can pay an additional fee on top of their Prime membership fee)
- Available as a one-time rental and/or purchase
Some of Amazon’s launch partners include Conde Nast, HowStuffWorks, Mashable, Machinima, The Guardian, and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Continue reading Amazon Video Direct takes on YouTube with user-generated content at Liliputing.
Amazon has become a major player in the online video space in recent years, with the company’s Prime Video service taking on Netflix by offering subscribers access to thousand of movies and TV shows.
Now Amazon is taking on YouTube in the user-generated video space as well.
Amazon Video Direct allows professionals and amateurs to upload videos and get a cut of the revenue.
When you upload a video you can make it available in the following ways:
- Ad-supported and available for anyone to view
- Through Prime Video (get a cut of subscription revenue)
- As an add-on-subscription through Streaming Partners Program (Customers can pay an additional fee on top of their Prime membership fee)
- Available as a one-time rental and/or purchase
Some of Amazon’s launch partners include Conde Nast, HowStuffWorks, Mashable, Machinima, The Guardian, and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Continue reading Amazon Video Direct takes on YouTube with user-generated content at Liliputing.
One of the most interesting features in Windows 10 Mobile is the ability to connect some smartphones to an external display to run some apps in a desktop-style mode. Microsoft calls this feature Continuum for Phone, and two of the first phones to support it were Microsoft’s own Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL.
While there aren’t a whole lot of Windows phones on the market these days, a few other companies including Acer and Vaio have introduced Continuum-ready handsets.
Continue reading Moly PcPhone: Mid-range phone with Windows 10 Continuum at Liliputing.
One of the most interesting features in Windows 10 Mobile is the ability to connect some smartphones to an external display to run some apps in a desktop-style mode. Microsoft calls this feature Continuum for Phone, and two of the first phones to support it were Microsoft’s own Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL.
While there aren’t a whole lot of Windows phones on the market these days, a few other companies including Acer and Vaio have introduced Continuum-ready handsets.
Continue reading Moly PcPhone: Mid-range phone with Windows 10 Continuum at Liliputing.
This weekend a series of photos depicting Motorola’s next-gen Moto X and Droid smartphones hit the web. Today Motorola’s parent company Lenovo announced it’d be holding its second Tech World conference on June 9th, and officials would use the opportunity to show off “new mobile technology” from Motorola that lets you change the way you use your phone “in a snap.”
Now that language is starting to make a little more sense, because VentureBeat reports that the next-gen Moto X smartphones will support a series of modules that you can snap onto the back of the phones to add functionality.
Continue reading 2016 Moto X phones may have modular covers which add features at Liliputing.
This weekend a series of photos depicting Motorola’s next-gen Moto X and Droid smartphones hit the web. Today Motorola’s parent company Lenovo announced it’d be holding its second Tech World conference on June 9th, and officials would use the opportunity to show off “new mobile technology” from Motorola that lets you change the way you use your phone “in a snap.”
Now that language is starting to make a little more sense, because VentureBeat reports that the next-gen Moto X smartphones will support a series of modules that you can snap onto the back of the phones to add functionality.
Continue reading 2016 Moto X phones may have modular covers which add features at Liliputing.
In the market for some cheap computers, and don’t mind buying refurbished products that come with a 90-day warranty rather than one that lasts for 12 months? Then you might want to check out Newegg’s refurbished device sale.
The retailer is offering deep discounts on a wide range of products. Some notebooks, tablets, and 2-in-1s are going for as little as $100.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (5-09-2016) at Liliputing.
In the market for some cheap computers, and don’t mind buying refurbished products that come with a 90-day warranty rather than one that lasts for 12 months? Then you might want to check out Newegg’s refurbished device sale.
The retailer is offering deep discounts on a wide range of products. Some notebooks, tablets, and 2-in-1s are going for as little as $100.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (5-09-2016) at Liliputing.
Before Siri was a virtual assistant built into the operating system that powers iPhone and iPads, the software was a standalone app developed by a team including Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer. Apple bought the company and the rest is history… except that Kittlaus and Cheyer weren’t finished coming up with new ways for your device to act as a digital assistant.
Today the two introduced a new tool called Viv, which can do many of the things Siri can… and much more.
Continue reading Viv is a new virtual assistant from creators of Siri at Liliputing.
Before Siri was a virtual assistant built into the operating system that powers iPhone and iPads, the software was a standalone app developed by a team including Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer. Apple bought the company and the rest is history… except that Kittlaus and Cheyer weren’t finished coming up with new ways for your device to act as a digital assistant.
Today the two introduced a new tool called Viv, which can do many of the things Siri can… and much more.
Continue reading Viv is a new virtual assistant from creators of Siri at Liliputing.
Lenovo and Google had already announced plans to launch the first commercially-available smartphone to use Google’s Project Tango technology. Now Lenovo has set a launch date: June 9th.
That’s when the company will unveil the new phone with cameras for capturing and interacting with 3D imagery.
It’s also the date of Lenovo’s second annual Tech World conference.
Google has been working on Project Tango for a a few years, and the company has made some limited edition phones and tablets featuring the technology available to developers.
Continue reading Lenovo’s Project Tango 3D imaging phone launches June 9th at Liliputing.
Lenovo and Google had already announced plans to launch the first commercially-available smartphone to use Google’s Project Tango technology. Now Lenovo has set a launch date: June 9th.
That’s when the company will unveil the new phone with cameras for capturing and interacting with 3D imagery.
It’s also the date of Lenovo’s second annual Tech World conference.
Google has been working on Project Tango for a a few years, and the company has made some limited edition phones and tablets featuring the technology available to developers.
Continue reading Lenovo’s Project Tango 3D imaging phone launches June 9th at Liliputing.
Virtual reality may be all the rage today, but Nintendo tried to jump start the space more than 20 years ago with the launch of a portable VR game system called the Virtual Boy.
It was discontinued after less than a year on the market. The Virtual boy was expensive and cumbersome for a portable device, never supported a wide selection of games, and an odd display (stereoscopic images were shown on two 1 x 224 pixel monochrome displays that could show 32 shades of red… and nothing you jut read is a typo).
Continue reading Emulator brings ill-fated Virtual Boy games to Google Cardboard at Liliputing.
Virtual reality may be all the rage today, but Nintendo tried to jump start the space more than 20 years ago with the launch of a portable VR game system called the Virtual Boy.
It was discontinued after less than a year on the market. The Virtual boy was expensive and cumbersome for a portable device, never supported a wide selection of games, and an odd display (stereoscopic images were shown on two 1 x 224 pixel monochrome displays that could show 32 shades of red… and nothing you jut read is a typo).
Continue reading Emulator brings ill-fated Virtual Boy games to Google Cardboard at Liliputing.
Lenovo-owned Motorola is set to announce something on May 17th, and while there’s a chance the company will use its press event in India to talk primarily about low-cost Moto G phones, it looks like the company has three new premium phones on the way as well.
HelloMotoHK has posted pictures of the three new phones, and leak expert Evan Blass confirms that one is a next-gen Moto X smartphone, while another is a Moto Droid phone for Verizon (likely with similar specs).
Continue reading Next-gen Moto X images leaked, depict a metal phone at Liliputing.
Lenovo-owned Motorola is set to announce something on May 17th, and while there’s a chance the company will use its press event in India to talk primarily about low-cost Moto G phones, it looks like the company has three new premium phones on the way as well.
HelloMotoHK has posted pictures of the three new phones, and leak expert Evan Blass confirms that one is a next-gen Moto X smartphone, while another is a Moto Droid phone for Verizon (likely with similar specs).
Continue reading Next-gen Moto X images leaked, depict a metal phone at Liliputing.
Two screens are better than one (sometimes) when you’re using a desktop computer. But what about a laptop? You can get secondary displays for those too.
Let’s go smaller: what about smartwatches?
Maybe one day you’ll be able to get a dual-screen version of that too.
Doppio is a smartwatch concept that incorporates two displays that can be configured in a variety of ways. For instance, one screen can rest on top of the other for a sort of standard, single-screen view.
Continue reading Doppio dual-screen smartwatch concept (video) at Liliputing.
Two screens are better than one (sometimes) when you’re using a desktop computer. But what about a laptop? You can get secondary displays for those too.
Let’s go smaller: what about smartwatches?
Maybe one day you’ll be able to get a dual-screen version of that too.
Doppio is a smartwatch concept that incorporates two displays that can be configured in a variety of ways. For instance, one screen can rest on top of the other for a sort of standard, single-screen view.
Continue reading Doppio dual-screen smartwatch concept (video) at Liliputing.
Before their was Kickstarter, before there were iPads, and before the smartphone market has really even taken off, there was the Pandora. It was designed to be a Linux-powered handheld computer which could be used for gaming and other tasks… but the crowd-funded project was plagued with shipping delays, which left a bitter taste in some people’s mouths.
So does it make sense to try again in 2016?
Michael Mrozek certainly seems to think so.
Continue reading DragonBox Pyra: Crowdfunding an open source, modular handheld PC (LPX Show) at Liliputing.
Before their was Kickstarter, before there were iPads, and before the smartphone market has really even taken off, there was the Pandora. It was designed to be a Linux-powered handheld computer which could be used for gaming and other tasks… but the crowd-funded project was plagued with shipping delays, which left a bitter taste in some people’s mouths.
So does it make sense to try again in 2016?
Michael Mrozek certainly seems to think so.
Continue reading DragonBox Pyra: Crowdfunding an open source, modular handheld PC (LPX Show) at Liliputing.