With "Social Cloud TV," you can resume a movie on your tablet when you leave the house.
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Scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's School of Computer Engineering have unveiled "Social Cloud TV," which is essentially a multiscreen mobile TV experience.
Developed by a research team headed by assistant professor Wen Yonggang, "Social Cloud TV" lets users chat -- using video, voice, or text -- with their friends on the platform, as well as share their content on social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
They can access content that's stored locally, in the cloud, delivered via over-the-top (OTT) services (click here for more information on the technology) or shared using a Web browser on a smart TV or mobile device. Wen and his team developed the back-end processes -- such as a compression algorithm and media transcoding -- so that content is optimized for each device and screen size.
For example, the same video that you're watching on your tablet can be "thrown" to your TV when you get home. Similarly, when you leave the house, you can "pull" content from your TV to your tablet or smartphone. Bes... [Read more]
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