Twitter is about to make it much easier for media publishers to post live video broadcasts with the launch of a live video API tomorrow morning. The API will let companies hook up professional broadcasting and video editing equipment to Twitter with more powerful integrations than Twitter’s existing Periscope Producer feature. The forthcoming API was first reported last week by The… Read More Twitter launching Live video API tomorrowThis entry was posted in Apps Entertainment Mobile Periscope Social TC and tagged twitter on March 20, 2017 by Josh Constine
Formlabs’ Form 1 Kickstarter project was the first stereo lithography printer that ended up on peoples’ radars. Its successor, the Form 1+, looked identical but had upgraded internals for increased speed and reliability. Following Formlabs’ $35 million raise last year, the company has focused its attention on its more professional-grade Form 2 printer instead. Read More Formlabs retires the Form 1+ printerThis entry was posted in 3d printing formlabs Gadgets hardware TC on March 20, 2017 by Haje Jan Kamps
Google Maps has just added a handy feature that will help users remember where they parked. This appears as a new menu option when you tap the blue dot, and will place a “P” icon on the map so you can find your way back to your spot. While remembering your parking location is something Apple Maps has done since the launch of iOS 10, Google’s implementation is a bit more… Read More Google Maps lets you record your parking location, time left ...This entry was posted in Apps Google-Maps Mobile and tagged google on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Perez
One of the unique things about Instagram Live is that the video has always been disappearing. After your live stream is over the content is deleted forever – unlike Facebook Live or Periscope which save your video so audiences can view it after the fact. Until now. The company just announced that broadcasters will have the option to save live videos to their phone after they… Read More You can now save your Instagram Live streams to your ...This entry was posted in Apps Social streaming and tagged instagram on March 20, 2017 by Fitz Tepper
Like all good games, Kendama is easy-ish to learn and frustrating as all ever-loving £%&*@£^% to master. What’s a poor entrepreneur to do when a game hasn’t changed for 400 years? Rename it Dendama, add a boat-load of electronics, invent a slew of multiplayer games and launch a Kickstarter campaign, of course. Read More Japanese Kendama game gets a digital upgrade and a Kickstarter ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Kickstarter Startups TC on March 20, 2017 by Haje Jan Kamps
The iMessage App Store may have its struggles, but one app aimed at bringing group video chat into the iMessage experience is reportedly taking off. Boston-based Smack, the company behind the video chat app called Fam, has raised $1.8 million in funding from a range of investors for its top 25 Social Networking app on the App Store that allows groups to chat with one another via iMessage… Read More Fam raises $1.8 million for its iMessage-based group video chat ...This entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits iOS apps Mobile mobile apps Social Startups TC on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Apple could be betting big on augmented reality. According to a new Bloomberg report, the company could be working on augmented reality features for the iPhone and then later for glasses, a new device that you would pair with your smartphone. While the hypothetical pair of glasses is nowhere near ready, it’s still interesting to see what Apple is working on behind the scene. And it… Read More Apple could be putting together an augmented reality teamThis entry was posted in augmented reality Gadgets TC and tagged apple on March 20, 2017 by Romain Dillet
Samsung is entering the voice-powered virtual assistant game a bit later than its competitors, but it says that its forthcoming ‘Bixby’ agent will be “fundamentally different” form what’s already available, thanks to features that reduce confusion around when and where it can be used, and a general knowledge of what’s going on with your device whenever… Read More Bixby is Samsung’s new ‘intelligent interface’ for smartphones and beyondThis entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets manufacturing Mobile Samsung Electronics TC and tagged samsung on March 20, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
Facebook’s News Feed is getting a little more colorful today. Its “Goodwill” team – which is behind efforts like Friends Day and various messages at the top of the feed, including the recently added Weather greetings – is now rolling out new animations to denote the changing seasons. Starting today, people may begin to see an animated message with birds… Read More Facebook rolls out seasonal greetings at the top of the ...This entry was posted in Social TC and tagged facebook on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Perez
AliveCor's little EKG device has been around for a few years, but now it has a much smarter brain behind it. Ex-Googlers Build a Neural Network to Protect Your HeartThis entry was posted in Gear on March 20, 2017 by Tim Moynihan