TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Media Technology Labs, the experimental research arm of Recruit Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, Hitoshi Kashiwaki, President and CEO), will begin providing the distribution of content for SmartTV, including GoogleTV, etc., called About Japan, on Thursday, June 30, 2011.
* About Japan can be accessed from:
http://www.aboutjapan.tv/
It
can be viewed using Google Chrome.
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* What is About Japan? |
About Japan is a service to distribute content that
describes the traditions, culture and customs of Japan as found on
Wikipedia, mixed in with humor, using an engine that automatically
generates video clips by seamlessly combining text, audio, video and
images that Recruit developed. The content is not just an audio
narrative of text found in Wikipedia, the distribution also includes
video clips that use images and videos gathered from around the Web.
A
total of 41 vignettes have been prepared on topics ranging from udon and
Akihabara to sushi. Each day, 5 to 6 clips will be distributed.
Furthermore,
About Japan is content for SmartTV, including GoogleTV. It can also be
viewed online by using Google Chrome.
*sample movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s77-VGrzKWU
| * Verifying the Possibilities of Content Distribution for SmartTV |
What we have developed is an engine that automatically generates video
clips for SmartTV by collecting information such as text, images and
video from a variety of websites online.
Through our first
offering, About Japan, we will verify the possibilities of
this new technology, generating and distributing content for SmartTV.
Our goals for the future include the generation of content that use
information from the wide array of fields that Recruit possesses.
| * Media Technology Labs (MTL) |
The operation of About Japan was carried about by Media
Technology Labs, the experimental research arm of Recruit Co., Ltd.
Media
Technology Labs aims to realize a richer information society where, from
the perspective of ordinary people, information distribution can occur
appropriately and highly conveniently through the new media and means of
communication researched and developed from a technology perspective,
using the media and know-how that Recruit has cultivated over the years.
* For more on Recruit's Media Technology Labs:
http://mtl.recruit.co.jp/about-en.html
* The principal activities of Recruit's Media Technology Labs
http://mtl.recruit.co.jp/sandbox/
* More on About Japan is here:
http://www.aboutjapan.tv/
It
can be viewed using Google Chrome.
* More on Recruit, visit:
http://www.recruit.jp/corporate/english/index.html
http://www.rgf-global.com/
* For inquiries on this release, please visit:
http://www.recruit.jp/corporate/english/support/index.html