MSNBC Visual Newsreader

Wow. A well-done, unexpected bit of interactive experimentation from MSNBC.

Filed under: Flash, Ideas, Mashups

Odds+Ends for Thursday

Major studios announce day-date DVD/VOD/iTunes releases, and Apple is going to lose a dollar on each movie it sells. Don’t worry, they’ll make up for it on volume.
Video game industry thriving, despite piracy.
Apple buys chip designer P.A. Semiconductor, who just happen to design low-power processors for things like hand-held, portable devices.
NBC is apparently [...]

Filed under: Apple, Film+Video, Flash

Flash 10. Some cool stuff.

Some cool stuff in the next version of Flash, including a tweening/motion editor and 3D.

Filed under: Flash, Media Technology

EFF Raises Red Flag Over Flash “DRM”

Seth Schoen at the EFF has posted the group’s concerns about the forthcoming implementation of DRM for Flash video. But is it really “DRM” in the strictest sense? Some clarifications from Flashcomguru:
…I think the author has missed the point here, or does not understand the purpose of RTMPE, the new encrypted flavor of Adobe’s Real [...]

Filed under: Censorship, DRM, Flash, Media Technology, video