Get ready for the second major wave of video chatting -- not only is Apple about to bring video calling to the masses with the iPhone 4, but Skype today announced the SkypeKit beta SDK, which devs can use the SDK to interface their apps and devices directly with Skype's service starting tomorrow.
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It powers the video wave now sweeping over the World Wide Web.
Multi-codec support for DivX Xvid, MP4 and WMV, and support for virtual 5.1 surround sound delivery transforms the device into a personal entertainment system and HD video (720p) decoding and recording capabilities make the Samsung Wave an outstanding device for capturing, sharing and viewing video.
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That event inspired an initial wave of attempts to support grassroots video testimonies by amateurs.
The overhead video board encouraged them to wave towels during a third-quarter timeout, but it seemed it was mostly missed or ignored, as there was no noticeable response.
In the middle of it all, Monfils asked the chair umpire for permission to take an iPhone video of the crowd doing the wave.
Amazing as this may sound, Blitz is the finest arcade game since Street Fighter 2, the Capcom martial arts game that touched off the wave of fighting games and that still dominates most video game arcades.
Initially it seemed as though the VGE was simply fiddling with the contrast and brightness controls, but on closer inspection, Nuwave's (nasdaq: WAVE - news - people ) patented video microchip was working marvels.
We believe in the next several years we'll see another wave of optical build-out, principally driven by video and other services.
Now imagine that your application is a video chat app that is riding the Facebook wave, leveraging their social APIs, and has been fully backed financially by just one man.
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The video games retail giant expressed optimism over the next wave of consoles, predicting that demand for the Playstation 4 would outpace supply, even as the company prepares for a tough time waiting for those new consoles.
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As you can see from the video we managed to get our hands on one of the new Wave 2 Lightcore Skylanders.
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Intel--which keeps its own PCs about 15% longer than in the past--hopes a new wave of "multitasking" will chew up future processing power and says desktop video could help.
Intel--which keeps its own PCs about 15% longer than it did in the past--hopes that a new wave of "multitasking" will chew up future processing power and says that desktop video could help.
At one point in the video, a tractor and trailer pass in the opposite direction, causing a wave of water to surge over the Land Rover's bonnet.
If funding is successful, you'll be able to wave hello to Edison Junior's DoorBot -- an app-enabled, WiFi-connected video doorbell.
This digital wave started with a trickle called TiVo, one of the first computer-hard-drive-based digital video recorders (DVRs).
Three forward drives produced a scrum and the home side unleashed a wave of attacks which eventually saw Barnard just burrow his way over in the corner for a try awarded by the video referee.
Development of unlicensed radio transmitting devices has already led to a wave of new consumer technologies, including Wi-Fi and other innovations like digital cordless phones and in-home video distribution systems that have generated billions of dollars of economic growth.
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