VideoSurf Video Discovery Application Opens Up Mobile TV Capabilities

Sep 18, 2011 by Admin in News  |  Comments (4)

VideoSurf, Inc., the leader in video discovery, has announced that its mobile application is now available as a free download to all iPhone users on the App Store and is the first technology to use the iPhone camera for video recognition of TV shows.

VideoSurf's mobile app lets users find what to watch from the world of video through its computer vision based search technology and personalized recommendations. Users of the app can also discover more about what they're watching on TV with the V-ID feature, which uses the phone's camera to identify ("ID") what's on and provides more information about the show and cast, offers unique content, other similar videos to watch and more.

We are proud to have created the first app to make the iPhone capable of visually identifying what's on TV and who appears on screen, all in real time," said Lior Delgo, CEO and co-founder of VideoSurf. "VideoSurf's app makes it easy for users to find what to watch on TV and online and get more from the shows they love. This is an exciting time, and we're thrilled to be at the forefront of video discovery and bringing this new technology to the iPhone."

Using its patented computer vision and audio recognition technology, VideoSurf can literally see and hear inside each video, including live TV broadcasts, to analyze the content in depth and provide superior search results and recommendations.

VideoSurf's app can also quickly ID shows, episodes and actors as they appear on the screen to provide viewers with more information and recommendations. What's more, the app allows users to let their friends know what they are watching and help them discover new videos or additional content by posting directly to Facebook and Twitter.

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Bobby
 Bobby  18 Sep 2011 at 12:19 #
United Kingdom
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What will they think of next. I wouldn't pay for an app like this, but for free it's a must have for those times where you are racking your brain to remember that actor's name and what else they've been in.

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mobimanic
 mobimanic  18 Sep 2011 at 15:10 #
Ireland
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Yeah I tend to agree Bobby this is an app for aficionados but why would they bother when they know the info anyway, it could be more useful as an app for educational tv programs though

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Bobby
 Bobby  18 Sep 2011 at 15:53 #
United Kingdom
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It's a smart app and it's got the wow! factor. Apart from being nice to have I could see it being used for security purposes. They must spend a fortune on facial recognition systems and here you have something that's really sophisticated as a free app.

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mobimanic
 mobimanic  18 Sep 2011 at 16:20 #
Ireland
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Facial recognition tech has been around for a while so using it to capture famous faces and not those ones the cops are looking for with balaclaves on should be relatively straightforward.

Seriously its a useful app I know my better half would love it on her phone she knows everything about celebs and still wants to know more..!

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