Mogulus rechristened as Livestream

When you type mogulus.com in your browser, don’t be surprised that you will be transported to livestream.com because that was Mogulus. It was recently announced that Mogulus is now known as Livestream.com to prepare for the expected boom in live-video streaming on the web.

Livestream CEO and co-founder Max Haot says, “While we didn’t invent live streaming, we’re removing the barriers — making live video production and streaming easy and affordable for anybody to use and experience.” Furthermore, he said “It’s easy to see that live video streaming is well positioned to become a key force moving us toward richer, more immersive content experiences and communication.”

The Livestream service is available in two variants: A Free version and a Paid version. The Free version comes with advertising-supported services while the Pro version ($350/month) provides users with professional advance tools to produce their video streams such as multiple screen formats (4:3, 16:9, 2.39:1 and custom), advertising removal and/or control, white labeling, ad-network monetization, analytics, HD streaming, increased storage and professional terms & support.

Livestream also boasted being host to more than 1,000 producers and media companies ranging from C-Span, the World Economic Forum and USA Today.

Livestream enables you to stream live using its simple Podcaster tool. With one click of the “Broadcast” button, you are basically ON AIR!  Because it is completely browser based, there is no downloading of any software. Thankfull, Livestream still carries the old accounts of Mogulus so there is no need to re-register.

“We realized early on that live streaming is more than just talking heads and a web cam,” said Haot. “Users are demanding higher production value along with more powerful, yet easy-to-use tools — enabling them to deliver a studio-like experience that offers something more to the viewer than what they can see on broadcast TV. That’s where Livestream is headed.”

According to Domain Name Wire, it is believed that Mogulus bought the Livestream.com domain name for $100,000.

Founded in 2007, Mogulus (as in Mogul-us or “Media Mogul in all of us”) is based in New York and has $12.7 million in funding from angel investors and Gannett Co. Its primary competitors are Justin.tv and Ustream.

Sources:
PR NEWSWIRE, TECHCRUNCH, MULTICHANNEL, STREAMINGMEDIA

Iomega launches new line up of eGo Hard Drives

Iomega, one of the pioneers and leaders of external hard drives, has introduced Monday its new line up of eGo portable hard drives in multi-colored shell casings made of anodized aluminum (half an inch thick and weighs less than 7 ounces). According to the product’s website, the capacity of the Iomega eGo ranges from at least 250GB to a whopping 500GB. You have an option of connecting the hard drive via USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 (available in some models) and can be used for both Windows PCs and OSX Macs. They are bus powered that only has one cable for its power and data. It also comes with a Y-shaped USB cable for that lets you use two USB ports at a time for machine that cannot power the hard drive with a single port.

For those who want to sport the new eGo Blackbelt, the unit comes with an eGo Power grip belt (which is sold separately for other units) and the patented Iomega Drop Guard Xtreme feature that protects the hard drive when dropped from up to 7 feet.

The 250GB model comes in a red for $85. The 320GB can be bought for $95 (available colors of red, blue or silver). The 500GB red eGo goes for $135 and the 500GB BlackBelt for $140 (available by June.)

Bring this awesome hard drive anywhere and store all your data here safely. Another innovative roster of hard drives from Iomega.

Source: Electronista, CNET

Best Broadband Offers for Your Money

Most broadband Internet providers offer the same sorts of deals. Varying speeds and download limits at different prices. But what about the added extra’s they provided? Or special offers or incentives they provide. In this day and age it’s important to make your money go as far as you can! Not to mention that you are signing up for a service and new customers can usually wrangle some decent deals and incentives! Here are some of the things to look for when signing up for Broadband Internet.

First of all is the option to bundle your services. Most companies who offer broadband also offer home phone service or cable TV. A lot of companies ask you to sign a contract in order to get this bundle which usually only gets you about 10-15% off your total package of services. Try calling back a few times and ask what they can do for you, after all you’re the one paying them money and especially if you’re a long-time customer with the company. Don’t forget to write down who you were talking to and what deal they could give you!

Second see what other offers the company currently has. Will they offer you free long-distance if you sign up, will they give you a bigger download limit for signing up or bundling your services. Will they give you a free modem or free installation (watch out for the hidden costs!). Do they have a registration fee that they can waive for you, and so on.

Don’t forget it’s all about you, the customer! They want your business and your money so don’t feel afraid to play a little hard ball. Worst case you end up paying what they offered you in the first place!

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LG S900 19.1 inch notebook comes to South Africa

LG release a desktop replacement notebook which weights 5.9kg. It has a 19.1″ display with WXGA+ (1440×900) resolution , Monitor Quality LCD (300nit, 850:1, 7.4ms, 160/160, 72%). It runs on a Mobile Intel® PM/GM 965 Express chipset and can be customized from a Intel® Celeron® Processor 540, 1MB L2 Cache, 1.86GHz, 533MHz FSB  up to a  Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7300, 4MB L2 Cache, 2.0GHz, 800MHz FSB. You can also have up to 4GB of DDR2 667 RAM. The notebook is powered graphically by a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT (256MB VRAM, *TurboCache Technology) or Intel® GMA X3100 (up to 358MB).

In terms of connectivity there is Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N or Intel® Pro/Wireless 3945ABG(802.11a/b/g) or 802.11bg supported by Hexa-band Antenna or Triple Hexa-band Antenna(Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Only); there is also Gigabit (PM) or 10/100 Ethernet (GM) LAN; Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR;  DVB-T Tuner or Hybrid TV Tuner w/Remote Controller.

To top it off, there is a 1.3 megapixel LG Smart Cam, and the laptop comes bundled with Genuine Windows® Vista® Home Premium, Genuine Windows® Vista® Home Basic, or Genuine Windows® Vista® Business.

Press release after the jump.

Dad, get off the internet!

Some children get worried when they see their parents glued to the computer playing games or browsing the internet. I would join them. Wouldn’t you?

It seems that a 13-year-old girl was really concerned by her mother being obssessed by World of Warcraft. I’m not going to discuss the game as I don’t play it, I prefer car simulation games and soccer games, especially the ones that are played on a real field. Here’s the excerpt:

“I know it sounds ridiculous but my mother has started playing the computer game WoW, World of Warcraft,” wrote the 13-year-old.

“This summer she has been sitting up all day and all night and she forgets what’s important to me. And when she’s not at the computer she’s like a lost soul. She just looks straight ahead and says nothing. I’m not doing so well.”

Other problems are dads watching porn on the internet and both parents stuck on internet chatrooms.