On the last day of SXSW2007, Texas I was hanging out with the guys from Viddler and we decided to do an SXSW video wrap up.
A lot of new laptops seem to have webcams built in, including all new MacBooks. Viddler offers a great feature - you can use your webcam to record video directly to the web.
This more or less means that your laptop can become a portable video camera.
Once you hit stop, there is no delay in seeing your video on the site. It’s just there and you can start sharing it with your friends.
I think there are some fantastic implications for this:
- recording meeting notes
- time delayed video conferencing
- sending someone a quick video message
- collaborative projects (with schools?) via the web…
Oh, and it’s a free service.
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Earlier in writing: Impressions of Hong Kong. Later in writing: Portable Film Festival - an interview.
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