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Viddy is today announcing that its Instagram-like video sharing app for iPhone has reached 750,000 users in less than 4 months. According to Viddy, 70% of the videos shared through Viddy have had it’s slick video filters applied. Viddy is also launching an all-new site at Viddy.com that allows you to view your realtime stream of photos as well as comment on videos, share your profile with a vanity URL and embed videos on other sites....

In 1964, the Picturephone was our first glimpse into the future of video communication when AT&Tintroduced the technologyat the World’s Fair in New York. Set up as a futuristic demonstration, it was thought then that video calling would become a vital commercial tool in the coming years, but it wouldn’t become mainstream until Skype came out in 2003. Still, it’s been nearly 20 years and we haven’t seen video calling make much of an impact....

photo © 2008Cristiano Betta|more info(via:Wylio)Besides the big brand retailers and car manufactures at CES, there are literally thousands of gadgets on display that largely have one function. The manufacture of these goods is a huge waste because the future of consumer electronics is about consolodation; having one device that does 100,000 things, not 100,000 devices that do one thing. This is evident in the growth of not only the Apple app store with over 300,000 third-party applications officially available to date for the iPhone/iPad, but also the growth of the Android app store and the launch of Chrome’s app store....

Of the many hobbies one might have overlooked in the past, playing video games is one activity that will soon become unavoidable. Current demands in gaming are directing developers to create games that help us interact with our environment in real-time, seamlessly integrating technology into our lives. Ina recent study by Latitude Research, a group that “provides creative research and unexpected knowledge for leaders in content, technology and learning”, senior research analyst Natalie Stehfest believes that “Everyone will be a gamer....

Video games change the way you feel about the world — and yourself Games challenge us Some of my favorite games that elicit similar responses areFirewatch, a walking simulator where you play as a fire lookout, and Papers Please, a game where you’re an immigration officer for an authoritarian government deciding who can enter. Each offers vastly varying perspective-challenging experiences through player input and mechanics (the systems of rules in the game), allowing for experiences that are unique to gaming....