iOS: Air Media Center is media streaming and live conversion app for iOS (and, strangely, just the Samsung Wave). It’s a lot like Air Video, our favourite app iOS app in that category, but it’s $2 cheaper and can serve up more than just your video collection. More »
Google has made a lot of tweaks to Hangouts, its video chat service, since it launched mid-year. The most recent tweaks let you start a hangout from within an existing online discussion, add a voice call to any international number into a hangout, or wear virtual antlers when taking part in a video chat. More »
From an Australian perspective, the most pertinent feature of the recent Xbox dashboard update was the promised addition of local media channels direct to the device. Two of those options have gone live today, with SBS On Demand and ninemsn video being added, along with YouTube. But what about ABC iView? More »
Whether you’re editing home movies to send to family and friends or working on something more professional, it’s important to have the right software. This week we’re going to take a look at five of the best video editing tools, based on your nominations. More »
If your mobile videos are plagued by shaky-cam action and you have a hard time holding your device still while you record, Luma Video Recorder is an app that can help. Luma does real-time image stabilisation to reduce the shakes and wobbles that make the people watching your videos nauseous. More »
Baratunde Thurston is the director of digital for everyone’s favourite satirical news source The Onion, but being funny is easier when you’re organised, technically proficient and open to inspiration. Lifehacker chatted to Baratunde about the work that goes on behind the scenes at The Onion to produce multimedia news satire on a daily basis, how to build your own video environment, the role of Twitter in digital media and more. More »
We’ve previously highlighted some of the techniques used by just-resigned Apple CEO Steve Jobs to make his presentations compelling. Yesterday, I was reminded of another basic trick that Jobs uses: interjecting video content to ensure the audience doesn’t lose its focus. More »
