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YouTube extends videos to 15 minutes, launches 15 Minutes of Fame contest
Filed under: Video, Web services, Google
The time limit on YouTube videos for regular accounts has been expanded from 10 to 15 minutes, giving amateur directors a little more freedom to post short films. Of course, 15 minutes is also enough time to upload a big segment of a TV show or movie, but it sounds like YouTube now trusts its copy protection enough to give users that power.
To celebrate the extension to 15 minutes, YouTube is holding a 15 Minutes of Fame video contest. To enter, make a 15-minute video, and tag it "yt15minutes." YouTube will pick some entries to feature on the front page on August 4th. It could be an opportunity for some lesser-known creators to rack up some views!
One caveat from the YouTube blog, though: "if you're uploading a video that was previously rejected for being too long, you'll have to go into "My Videos" and delete it before attempting to upload it again."
What do you think the extra 5 minutes are going to be used for? Will this enable more interesting videos, or just longer versions of the same funny cat videos YouTube has always hosted?
YouTube extends videos to 15 minutes, launches 15 Minutes of Fame contest originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Earth gets real time weather
Google Earth can now display real-time weather – including rainstorms and blizzards – for some regions around the world. Version 5.2 of the popular global mapping product delivers the real-time effects, allowing users to keep tabs on the progress of tropical storms or check out the current weather at their favourite weekend getaway before they embark [...]
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The Engadget Podcast, live at 5PM EST!
Another interesting week of news, and all the boys are in NYC, so the podcast should be extra-crispy. Can you handle it? Can we? Tune in at 5pm to find out -- the chat below is open now, so get comfy.
P.S. And don't forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone clients as well, if you out and about and you can't join in on the Flash-based fun below.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5PM EST!
The Engadget Podcast, live at 5PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BlueAnt Q2 Bluetooth headset enables noise-free calls during Usain Bolt’s sprints
It's not guaranteed to make you any smarter, but having such an intelligent little bird upside your ear may at least give you a minor boost in confidence. A full 1.5 years after the original Q1 made its debut, BlueAnt is introducing its Q2 Smart Bluetooth Headset. Aside from being able to cancel out noise while traveling at up to 22mph (read: Usain Bolt's average walking speed), the Q2 also touts a fully integrated text-to-speech feature that belts out news, weather, sports and the latest gossip from Microsoft's Bing 411. And if you just so happen to use a smartphone with Android 2.0 or newer, it'll actually read your text messages and emails aloud without you having to fish your handset out of your britches. It's available now at AT&T stores for $129, and just in case you're wondering, you can freak mall walkers out for five solid hours without needing a recharge. Not that we'd encourage such behavior.
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BlueAnt Q2 Bluetooth headset enables noise-free calls during Usain Bolt's sprints originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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StarCraft 2 BSoD – sadly, computer problems exist in the 26th century
Just because you are defending a planet from the Zerg onslaught doesn’t mean your computers are going to be perfectly stable. Yes, Blizzard went there–they built a BSoD into StarCraft 2’s Xel’Naga Temple, which isn’t exactly the best sign for the future… especially considering that the error happened to Xel’Naga (an ancient and highly advanced [...]
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Happy SysAdmin day!
It's that day again, Download Squad readers!
That day where all those clients you support finally read and follow your acceptable use guidelines, respect your busy schedule, and leave thank-you treats on your desk. Yes, it's the 11th annual SysAdmin day!
Just in case the people you're busy supporting somehow forgot this most important of days, know that all of us here at Download Squad appreciate all your hard work and endless patience. So shut off those smartphones at 5PM, kick up your heels, and give yourself a much-deserved pat on the back, admins!
And no, no one here knows about SysAdmin day either. That's ok, though, because I'll be celebrating it with myself later on today with a couple cold brews on the back porch.
Flickr awesomeness by margaretshear
Happy SysAdmin day! originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Get $60 Off Mask Pro 4 -Photoshop Cutout Plugin – Use Coupon Code SUPPORT6
Get an instant $60 off Mask Pro 4 by using our exclusive coupon code — SUPPORT6. Simply go to the onOne site and enter SUPPORT6 during checkout and your total will update and include the $60 discount after you click the "apply coupon code" button. (This coupon will also work on FocalPoint 2 and Phototune 3.) Mask Pro 4.1 has been recommended by Advanced Photoshop magazine as the best Photoshop plug-in for removing unwanted backgrounds. It’s sharp and it’s swift. Cut out subjects by choosing colors and painting away their backgrounds. Or clip around the most difficult of features — like hair, glass and smoke — while retaining transparency and preserving the fine detail that matters... (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com) -
New iMacs expected to boost all-in-one PC sales
Apple’s iMac has stood as a prime example of all-in-one desktop design since its inception. When the current iMac design, which hides the entire computer behind the display, debuted rivals ridiculed Apple. Today, all major PC vendors keep all-in-ones in their lineup, but that hasn’t diminished the iMac’s popularity. Quite to the contrary, Apple may be [...]
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Devon Works Tread 1 belt-driven, bulletproof wristwatch tested, proven to actually tell time (video)
The last time we saw the Devon Works Tread 1 wristwatch it existed only in digital form, rendered and swirling about with respect neither mass nor volume. Now it has come to reside in the physical plane, and aBlogtoRead has managed to get one of its belt-driven manifestations to test out. Naturally it's a little less pristine looking than the computer-generated version and, pictured next to a fleshy hand, we can now see just how big the thing is -- its crown actually large enough to wear on your head. For $15k you at least know you're getting your money's worth when it comes to raw materials, but whether you agree that this is a "novel timepiece that will make a satisfying addition to any collector's treasure trove" depends on your sense of taste, depth of pockets, and desire to make your forearms look meek and feeble.
Devon Works Tread 1 belt-driven, bulletproof wristwatch tested, proven to actually tell time (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mono going mobile with Visual Studio
With Mono Tools for Visual Studio 2.0, Mono said it has created an easy way for .Net developers to build apps for the iPhone and (soon) Android platform.The Novell-based open source project has also built itself a revenue stream, since unlike the basic project Mono is paid software.
What you download is just a 30 day trial. The individual version costs $99, there’s a $249 version for enterprise developers, and a $2,499 version that also includes licenses to re-distribute Mono on Windows, Linux and the Mac.
With some of that revenue Mono will finish work on Version 2.0 of its open source project, which is designed to work with Microsoft .Net 4.0.
“That will have the run time features of 4.0, which was finalized in April. We’re not too far behind at the core level, but some libraries take more time and are less important,” Novell product manager Joseph Hill said.
As for the future, Mono is focused on mobile developers. “We’re going to make embedding easier, so people can bundle Mono with application and devices,” Hill said.
The original Mono Tools for Visual Studio was focused on building applications to run as appliances using SUSE Studio. But since then the focus has been on broadening the market, so a version for Red Hat shipped with Version 2.7 and one for Ubuntu is in the works.
Now the team which did a version for the Apple iTouch is working on one for the Droid, he said. “
