MY Slide Video, jointly developed by KDDI and Acrodea, Linking to Bravia Post Card
Created slideshows to become viewable on Bravia TV set
October 21, 2009 (Tokyo, Japan)āAcrodea, Inc. (CEO and President: Junya Tsutsumi), headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, announced that MY Slide Video, based on Acrodeaās VIVID Communicator, will become viewable on Bravia LCD television sets made by Sony. Jointly developed with KDDI Corporation (Chairman and President: Tadashi Onodera), headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, MY Slide Video can generate downloadable high-resolution slide shows, which will link to the Bravia Post Card Service beginning in late November.
Offered by KDDI on LISMO Video since April this year, MY Slide Video will link shortly with Bravia Post Card Service and enable viewing of a created slideshow on a Bravia television screen by transmission as a āBravia post cardā via the Internet. Consequently, the video slideshows will appear on large-screen television sets, in addition to the mobile phone.
Note: Bravia Post Card refers to the service for delivering, via the Internet, correspondence enclosed with photographs taken by mobile phones to Bravia television sets located at distantly residing friends and family.
Compatible Models
au mobile phones:
EXILIM keitai CA004, EXILIM keitai CA003, G'zOne CA002, CA001, EXILIM keitai W63CA, G'zOne W62CA, Mobile Hi-Vision CAM Wooo, Wooo keitai H001, Wooo keitai W63H, Wooo keitai W62H, P001, SA001, W64SA, W63SA, W61SA, W54SA, AQUOS SHOT SH006, SH005, SH004, AQUOS SHOT SH003, SOLAR PHONE SH002, Sportio water beat, SH001, AQUOS keitai W64SH, W62SH, BRAVIA Phone U1, URBANO2, WalkmanĀ® Phone, Premier3, Cyber-shot keitai S001, Cyber-shot keitai W61S, Furuchen Keitai re, W54S, T003, T002, biblio, Furuchen Keitai T001, Sportio, W65T, W64T, W62T, W61T, W56T, PLY, G9, āDots Obsession,ā āFull Happiness with Dots,ā āHandbag for Space Travel,ā and āMy Doggie Ring-Ring.ā
Bravia television sets:
All models released since March 2008.
*Internet connectivity is required for use of the service.
Price for Service
No charge.
Service Launch Date
Late November 2009
About MY Slide Video
Offered by KDDI, MY Slide Video comprises a video content service for generating original slideshow videos. Photos taken by compatible au mobile phones are embedded into slideshow templates containing motion images and music. The service can easily generate slideshow style videos by embedding photos taken by users into a chosen slide templateā thematically arranged for a specific season or event. The operation requires no complicated effort, and consists simply of selecting a preferred template and uploading the photos by email. The result is an original slideshow video containing high-resolution photos. By relaying the URL link via email and disclosing where the created video is stored for download, the authoring user can let friends and family enjoy the created video as a gift. For example, grandparents can receive a slideshow video of their grandchildrenās photos as a gift on their birthday.
Service Access
Press the āEZā button on a compatible au mobile phone > Top menu or top of āau oneā > Categories > Search within EZ services > Video, image, sound > MY Slide Video
About VIVID Communicator
Jointly developed by Acrodea and Megachips Corporation (CEO and President: Yukihiro Ukai), headquartered in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, VIVID Communicator is a middleware solution that can generate self-playing slideshows by combining camera function and photo data. The implementation of media mixing technology enables audio, BGM, frames, text, etc., to be imported. Generated content can integrate text, images, and audio in an unprecedented arrangement.
Acrodea, Inc., is a software technology R&D firm involved in middleware technology for mobile terminals. The company is particularly focused on interface technologies connecting between the user and terminal, and currently provides UI (user interface) technologies and email enhancement technologies to the market. We are also applying R&D energy towards the enhancement of graphics performance, which is indispensable in facilitating usage of mobile platform interfaces. Listed on the Mothers Market (Code: 3823, TSE), Acrodea is headquartered in Tokyo, and maintains an overseas presence in Seoul, Korea; Helsinki, Finland; and Newport Beach, California, U.S.A. For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp.
About KDDI Corporation
Business: Telecommunications carrier
Date of establishment: June 1, 1984
Head office: 10-10 Iidabashi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Tadashi Onodera, Chairman and President
Website: http://www.kddi.com/index.html
For inquiries about this release, please contact the following:
IR-PR Group, Administrative Dept. at Acrodea, Inc.
TELļ¼+81 3-5768-8606Ā Email products@acrodea.co.jp
