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Fast Editing on Your Phone

Fast Editing on Your Phone

As I mentioned in last week's newsletter, Magisto has funded a study of digital video marketing. The company is known for its online Magisto app (iOS, Android). It is surprising what it can do with phone video - subtle dissolves, cuts, effects and many audio samples...

Google Earth Gets Major Update

Google Earth Gets Major Update

Before you check out the new Google Earth, make sure you are first running Google Chrome on your desktop or Android on your phone. iOS will be available soon. Last year Google released a VR version of Google Earth. This new version is no longer a separate app, but a...

The Last VCR

The Last VCR

The last VCR will be built this month by the Funai company of Japan. They recently announced they are stopping the manufacture of VCRs as of July 2016. Funai once sold 15 million VCRs annually. Last year their sales had dropped to 750,000. The VCR has had a major...

DJI No Fly Zones

DJI No Fly Zones

DJI Limits Where Its Drone Can Fly DJI, the most popular drone manufacturer, has programmed No Fly Zones into the software of their quadcopters. This artificial fencing has been in place since 2013, but now they are continually updating it. The database on their...