YouTube launched an app for watching its videos in virtual reality on the brand-new Daydream View VR headset made by shared parent company Google. The catch is that, at least for now, you can’t check out the app unless you have the Daydream View, a device released Thursday that only works with Google’s new Pixel …
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Wanna get away? If you’re looking for a ticket out of this universe, at least temporarily, VR can deliver that on your phone. Or, even give you ways to reach out and communicate with the world. Samsung (with Facebook) and Google offer you two options: the Samsung Gear VR, and the new Google Daydream View. They work with recent Samsung …
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If you’re unfamiliar with the most Australian of practices, no trip to a Bunnings hardware store on a weekend morning is complete without a quick stop at the charity barbecue out front for a sausage sizzle. Normally it’d cost you a couple of dollarydoos, but one enterprising drone pilot could be on the hook for a AU$9,000 fine, The Age …
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YouTube is firing up support for videos shot in high-dynamic-range, a picture quality growing more popular among TV makers. High-dynamic range accentuates color and amps up the contrast between the brightest whites and darkest blacks, improving overall image quality. The announcement by Google’s YouTube coincides with the rollout this month of the Chromecast Ultra streaming device, also made by Google. …
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Vevo added a tool to its site Monday that lets users make shareable animated GIFs out of five seconds of many of its music videos. It’s Vevo’s latest lure to hook music video lovers, hoping it can entice them to watch more of its videos on its own site rather than YouTube. Vevo is a bedrock for music videos on …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to use the Hype app and win all the sparkles 2:19 The creators of Vine have a new gift for the Internet — and it’s called Hype. Hype is a live-streaming video app on iOS with wide-ranging creative freedom. Every broadcaster can layer a live video with multimedia, including photos, videos, animated GIFs, music, text …
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YouTube is giving its creators new weapons to battle the trolls. Comments on YouTube have always been an important way for its stars to build a fan base. The direct connection viewers feel through comments and social media have been crucial to the rise of the “YouTuber” celebrity. But freedom of comments on YouTube, as well as on services like …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 Plus vs Pixel XL: Which one shoots better video? 3:04 The Google Pixel XL excels at mobile phone photography, edging out Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus in CNET’s estimation. With video, though, it’s a different story. My colleague Vanessa Hand Orellana and I spent hours chasing pigeons, children, dogs and sunsets to put the two …
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Dish debuted the YouTube app on its Hopper 3 DVR late Thursday, becoming the first major pay-TV company in the US to enable videos from the massive site to play through its set-top box alongside traditional TV. Practically speaking, this means Dish customers can search, browse and play YouTube videos without switching inputs and devices. But symbolically, the move puts …
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An iPhone 7 is an iPhone 7, right? Well maybe not, said YouTuber Unbox Therapy in a video test of the iPhone 7’s ability to quickly transfer files from a laptop to his phones (video below). In fact, he found the 32GB version of the iPhone 7 to transfer “Star Wars — Episode IV: A New Hope” significantly slower than …
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