Mozilla research director Andreas Gal has proposed a rare change of heart that could see Boot2Gecko, and possibly Firefox, adopt H.264 playback. The mode would let HTML5 pages use the video tag for in-page H.264 as long as the OS underneath already supports the codec. At least in theory, it would let Mozilla officially keep active support only for open formats like WebM while acknowledging the reality of H.264's much wider reach.... Read more...
Mozilla considers supporting H.264 after poor WebM uptake
Mozilla research director Andreas Gal has proposed a rare change of heart that could see Boot2Gecko, and possibly Firefox, adopt H.264 playback. Read more...
VLC 2.0 goes live with new Mac UI, Blu-ray, pro video
VideoLAN on Saturday posted one of its largest updates yet in the finished version of VLC 2.0. The new media player sees the most interface changes on the Mac, where it now has a single-window interface as well as tighter visual and technical integration with Lion. Read more...
‘Lost Voice Guy’ uses iPad as part of comedy routine
Comic Lee Ridley, who lost his voice as child due complication at birth, has found his voice on stage as a comic, thanks to the iPad. Using the Speak it! app ($2, iTunes), Ridley has fashioned a stand-up routine that is self-mocking, but highlights how he has been able to overcome his physical challenges using technology. The Speak it! app enables text to speech in what approaches a very natural sound, belying its electronic origins, as the video of Ridley in action embedded below shows.... Read more...
Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU (AP)
AP - Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services. Read more...
Did the Dad Who Shot His Daughter’s Laptop Go Too Far — and Will it Work? [POLLS] (Mashable)
Mashable - This week's social media lesson, in case you missed it: be careful what you write about your parents on Facebook, even if you think they can't see it. Just last Wednesday, Tommy Jordan posted this video to YouTube, in which he fires his .45 caliber handgun into his 15-year-old daughter's laptop. Read more...
Viral video: Father shoots daughter’s laptop after she whines about parents on Facebook (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Racking up over 3.5 million views on YouTube over the last 48 hours, a North Carolina man named Tommy Jordan, father of a fifteen-year old teenage girl named Hannah, decided to respond to his daughter’s complaints about their family life. His daughter posted a lengthy rant about her parents on Facebook and attempted to hide the post with the privacy settings Facebook provides for all users. Read more...
Gun-Toting Facebook Dad Needs Therapy, Not Thank-Yous (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A video response from a hurt dad posted on YouTube has gone viral. The video was shot after the dad discovered a disrespectful post left on Facebook by his daughter about how she was treated more like a slave than a child in the home. At the conclusion of the video, the disgruntled Facebook dad takes a 45-caliber handgun and destroys the child's laptop to prove a point. Read more...
Yahoo starts its own iOS, Android app search tool
Yahoo has launched an app filtering tool to its search engine. Yahoo's main page now gives a user a tab for Apps as well as the traditional Web, Images, Video, Local and More. With it, users can get app only search results and filter them for either iOS or Android apps.... Read more...
AJA Video now shipping dual-Thunderbolt Io XT
Pro video hardware maker AJA Video Systems is now shipping a professional I/O box called the Io XT with dual Thunderbolt ports, 10-bit up-, down- and cross-conversion in hardware, uncompressed capture, monitoring and mastering, eight-channel SDI audio I/O, analog component and composite output, HDMI input and output (including 3D) and 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 HD and SD formats among other features. The dual T ports allow for daisy-chaining with other TB peripherals... Read more...