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Fuji, Konica Minolta, Kodak Create Standard for Digital Images, Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2006 - 4:16am.
Orlando, Fla. - Photography giants Fuji, Konica Minolta and Eastman Kodak announced on Wednesday a new technology standard designed to ensure that digital photos and video can be shared across a broad range of consumer products. The "Everplay" standard addresses differences between methods used to organize and preserve digital images developed separately over the years. The three companies said they will adopt the Everplay standard in their own products, and have begun a free license program to encourage all consumer digital imaging companies to adopt the standard.
tags: Video | Kodak | Digital Image | Fuji | Konica Minolta | Create | Standard |

PixelPlay Creates Olympics Interactive TV App for DISH Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2006 - 8:15am.
New York - PixelPlay, a developer of interactive TV programming, announced on Thursday that it has created an interactive TV application for use with satellite TV provider DISH Network's 2006 Winter Olympics coverage. The application lets viewers click to receive up-to-the-minute medal counts, TV listings, athlete biographies and a Team USA report.
tags: TV | PixelPlay | Create | DISH | Interactive |

BurnLounge Lets Fans Create Own Digital Music Stores, Earn Points

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 9:19am.
New York - BurnLounge on Wednesday announced a public beta test of its service that will let users create their own digital music stores and sell tracks from their favorite artists to the public. Powered by Loudeye, a provider of branded digital music stores with a catalog that includes tracks from all major labels, the service costs $30 per year, and rewards fans who sell tracks from their sites with points redeemable for products, services or music downloads. For an extra fee, fan affiliate sites can redeem points for cash, and also create their own affiliate networks.
tags: Music | BurnLounge | Create | Store | Own | Earn Point |

Mobile App Creates Painters' Renderings from Camera Phone Photos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2006 - 10:14am.
Barcelona - Softhouse Crossmedia Avenue, a Swedish developer of mobile multimedia software, on Tuesday introduced its Painter application, which converts portrait photos taken with a camera phone into a rendering of the portrait in the style of painters including Picasso, Rembrandt or Botticelli. Softhouse's Painter is one of six similar camera phone picture-altering applications offered by the company, which include filters that will age a portrait 40 years or create a manga cartoon version of the portrait.
tags: Mobile | Create | Rendering | App | Painters | Phone Photos |

Blinkx to Create Video News Player for ITN

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2006 - 4:06am.
San Francisco - Blinkx, the operator of a searchable index of Web video, announced on Wednesday that it has been hired by news organization ITN to develop the company's official ITN player, and make ITN news searchable through the Blinkx index. Over 80 ITN news clips will be indexed on Blinkx each week, and will be available both from Blinkx.tv search results and on ITN.co.uk through Blinkx's DirectPlay service. San Francisco-based Blinkx added that it partnered with online rich media advertising provider Eyeblaster to insert advertising into all searchable ITN content, revenue from which will be shared by Blinkx and ITN.
tags: Video | Blinkx | Create | Player | ITN |

Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly to Create Show for Verizon Wireless

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2006 - 4:02am.
Bedminster, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it has signed Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly to host a weekly video segment that will be offered to subscribers of its V CAST multimedia service for cell phones. The two-to-three-minute "Riffs of Reilly" show will also be offered online at SI.com.
tags: Verizon | Wireless | Show | Create | Rick Reilly |

EA Signs With Neowiz to Create Korean "FIFA Online"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2006 - 7:47am.
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year co-development and publishing agreement with Korean game publisher Neowiz. Under the terms, the companies will collaborate on a Korean online game based on EA's "FIFA Soccer" title. The game is being developed at EA Canada for Neowiz, which claims 20 million subscribers and is the publisher of "Special Force," the most popular online game in Korea.
tags: EA | Create | Signs | FIFA Online | Neowiz |