by Jeff Norman on December 16, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Movies, Music, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Video
Ready For My Closeup, Mr. DeMille: the Cloud and Stardom The marriage of technology and celebrity has produced several happy unions throughout the history of popular culture. The most recent affair features a delightfully polygamous relationship between directors John “Titanic” Cameron and Martin “Mean Streets” Scorsese with the resurgence of 3-D film. After Cameron’s all-time hit of “Avatar,” the latter prestigious auteur answered with “Hugo,” a three-dimensional love letter of a film to cinema itself. Both pop-out-of-the-screen projects have attracted Oscar buzz. Buzzing around Tinseltown as of late is a new appreciation of cloud computing, and its potential contribution to
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Watch Out, Tinseltown: Cloud Computing and the Democratization of Video The film industry can basically be illustrated as a tower of blocks that repeatedly topples. First, “talkies” decimated the then status quo of silent films. Then the Coppolas and DePalmas of the Seventies-era “New Hollywood” stormed down the barriers of the antiquated studio system. Next, films like “sex, lies, and videotape” carved out an authoritative place for independent cinema. Flash forward to now, when movies like “Avatar” and “Hugo” are making 3D, once a quirky fad of ’50s films, feel like a breath of fresh air. The cloud just might
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How Cloud Computing Can Save Hollywood: Tinseltown Needs More Truffauts Like Hollywood needs saving. Many of us wouldn’t mind the million dollar paydays film execs rake in each weekend from the box office. Nevertheless, Hollywood elbows Wall Street and Capitol Hill as a primary American institution of influence. Keep up with the latest in the film biz, and you improve your cultural awareness in the same shot. How movies are interacting with the cloud is one of the industry’s hottest conversations. Cloud computing, get ready for your closeup. Living in New York City (and with Los Angeles as my hometown),
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Hollywood Banks on Cloud-Based Movie Storage Studios in Hollywood are set to launch their UltraViolet cloud-based movie storage. This “digital locker” service is expected to boost movie sales by attracting consumers to the cloud. According to Lisa Richwine from reuters.com, this service will enable movie buffs to keep purchased copies of films on remote servers. UltraViolet cloud-based movie storage allows a person to view movies of his choice any time on a range of devices. For many months now, studios in Hollywood are facing losses due to companies such as Netflix that offer unlimited monthly rentals in a cheap and
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Wyse PocketCloud Available for Cisco Cius Tablet A customized version of Wyse PocketCloud mobile cloud software for Cisco Cius is now available. Wyse Technology, a global specialist in cloud client computing, notes that Wyse PocketCloud will be immediately available for the Android-based Cisco Cius tablet. The Cisco Cius is created for the enterprise that combines voice, video, collaboration, and virtualization capabilities in a single portable device. Potential customers can get the customized version from the newly released Cisco AppHQ store. Wyse claims its PocketCloud software can expand remote access to the files, applications, and media stored on a user’s laptop
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by cloudtweaks on August 24, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Computing, iCloud, Microsoft, Mobile, Movies, Music, SaaS, Storage, Technology
10 Rockin’ Cloud Computing Music Services BestBuy Music Cloud BestBuy Music Cloud will allow for you to scan and upload your own music files into their cloud library. You can play these remotely using your portable devices at any time. They will also be offering their own music collection in which can you can purchase and stream. BestBuy is currently accepting beta invitations. Cost: $3.99 per month ————————————————————————————————————– Sony – Qriocity The cloud-based, digital music service gives music lovers streaming access at anytime and anywhere to an ever expanding catalog of currently over seven million licensed songs from major labels
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by sourya on May 18, 2011
in Amazon, Apps, Backups, Cloud Computing, Computing, Gaming, Google TV, Movies, Music, Startups, Storage
Benefits From Cloud Computing “God must love the common man, he made so many of them.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), legendary American President. Three months back I had written an article on the benefits of cloud computing to various stakeholders, such as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the IT manager, the system designer, the environmentalist and the end consumer, or in other words, the common man (and woman) referred to by President Lincoln above (See: How Cloud Computing Affects Real People). Today, I will elaborate more on the last stakeholder – the end consumer. Most
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by Anuradha on April 19, 2011
in Amazon, Apps, Blogs, Cloud Computing, Companies, Movies, Music, News, Storage, Technology
Amazon Cloud Available For Autonomic MMS-2, MMS-5 Servers Support for Amazon’s new Cloud Drive service is now available for all models of Autonomic Mirage Media Servers (MMS-2 and MMS-5). Autonomic Controls, which engineers digital media solutions for integrators and manufacturers in the custom electronics industry, says that it is offering a free firmware update during the second quarter. The Amazon Cloud Drive is expected to further bolster Autonomic’s list of supported online services. This will however take another 2 months because integration support is currently being tested internally and is scheduled for release within 60 days. Mirage Media Server from
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