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ISS to Broadcast Live, High-Def Streaming Video of the Earth

Extremetech  Fri, 06/24/2011 - 02:11

Two video cameras — one high-definition — are going to be attached to the Russian portion of the International Space Station.

They will be trained on our fair planet, and their footage will be beamed back to Earth and live-streamed across the internet to create an experience that is like a “video version of Google Earth” — but with the playback functionality of YouTube.

You will be able to log in and watch the live streams — or you’ll be able to review past footage from when the ISS last passed over your head.


 

BitTorrent Inventor Demos New P2P Live Streaming Protocol

TorrentFreak  Wed, 01/19/2011 - 15:40

Check out TorrentFreak's new News Bits feed! .

streamBitTorrent was the first widely adopted technology that made it possible to download large videos online in a timely fashion.

It’s needless to say that BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen unleashed a small revolution here, even though he never envisioned the technology being used to swap video.


 

Live Streaming Coming Soon To YouTube? Screenshot Says Yes

Digg / Tech Industry News  Fri, 06/04/2010 - 16:00

YouTube has been dabbling with its own live streams for almost two years now. It's live streamed presidential speeches, concerts & more.

But so far it's stayed away from opening up live streaming to everyone. Now some screenshots that showed up in YouTube's help center give hints its coming to everyone.

Watch out ustream.tv, justin.tv, and blog.tv!


 

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Bings the Web [LIVE VIDEO]

Mashable!  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:22

The trend is simple and clear: video is moving more and more onto the web. Online video sites are growing, more and more TV s


 

NPR’s iPhone App Blows Other News Apps Out of the Water

Mashable!  Sun, 08/16/2009 - 11:57

NPR LogoNPR finally has an iPhone app, and it is awesome.