Adobe has announced two new Flash Platform open source initiatives
for developers, media companies and publishers. Open Source Media
Framework (OSMF), part of the project previously code named Strobe,
enables developers to build more robust, feature-rich media players
optimized for the Adobe Flash Platform.
The Text Layout Framework (TLF) will help developers bring typography
capabilities to Web applications.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,”
iKlax Media (http://www.iklaxmusic.com/davidbowie), a global leader
in interactive music, has partnered with EMI Music to distribute a
special iPhone and iPod touch application that enables users to remix
the audio tracks. It’s available for US$1.99 at the Apple App Store.
Consisting of four unique song versions, an EP purchase will also
provide fans with eight additional multi-track audio files for even
more material to edit into a custom remix.
Zoom, makers of professional audio recording devices, has launched
the Q3 Handy Video Recorder
(http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=2020&brandID=4).
Nova media (http://www.novamedia.de) has released Modem Mate, an
external antenna and adapter that couples inductively with the
internal antenna of most 3G modems. It’s available for approximately
US$57.
“A better signal strength is often the difference between a slow GPRS
connection and a super fast HSPA transmission,” says Jan Fuellemann,
Nova media spokesperson. “Modem Mate can increase the signal strength
by up to 2 dBi.”
Modem Mate consists of a adapter with a fastening strip to attach to
and detach from the 3G modem and an external antenna.
Under the theme “Brand & Community Publishing,” WoodWing
(http://www.woodwing.com) will present cross-media publishing
solutions and strategies enabling publishers to manage their content,
their brands and the respective communities at the IFRA Expo, which
will be held Oct. 12-15 in Vienna, Austria.
“By modern technologies everybody has the power to publish,” says
Erik Schut, president of WoodWing Software. “That is the reason why
professional publishers now face the devaluation of information. Many
of them are afraid of the future.