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Multi-Screen
Social TV with Cloud Support [NTU News
Release]
Get
shows from TV to your phone - with just a flick
The
Straits Times, page B4 (with photo of Prof Wen)
You
are watching a TV show but just when the gripping finale is 10 minutes away,
you have to leave home to run an errand. But a system - invented by a NTU
researcher - could let you continue enjoying that show while on the move. The
prototype, Social Cloud TV, was developed by the School of Computer Engineering's
Asst Prof Wen Yonggang, 35. The technology is being considered by a
major local pay-TV operator for roll-out, which could be in one to two years.
Users grab movies and live chats from TV by aiming the mobile device's camera
at the set and flicking their tablet or smartphone away from the TV set.
Multi-screen
social TV reaches for the cloud
The
Business Times, page 9 (with photo of Prof Wen)
Researchers
here have pioneered the ultimate couch potato killer - a technology that
allows one to "pull" programmes off a TV screen onto a mobile
device and continue watching them seamlessly. "Social Cloud TV" is
a cloud-based system that enables users to share video on multiple devices
simultaneously. Users can also connect socially through instant messaging or
video chats with multiple users while the video is playing. This novel
technology was invented by a team of researchers from NTU headed by Wen
Yonggang, assistant professor at the School of Computer Engineering.
Also reported on BT
online
Now, you can take a TV show
with you
My
Paper, page A6 (with photo of the prototype)
A new invention by a NTU
professor called Social Cloud TV allows users to ‘pull’ programmes,
video chats and documents direct from their home TV screens. It can then be
viewed on mobile devices. When users return home, they can ‘throw’ the video
or document back onto their tv screens. Created by
Asst Prof Wen Yonggang from the university’s School of Computer
Engineering, it is the result of 18 months of development.
NTU develops “Video Instantaneous Transfer” Technology
Lianhe Zaobao, page 9 (with
photo of Prof Wen holding the prototype)
In one to two years time,
Singaporeans will be able to get convenience through their smart phone or
tablet/personal computer, allowing users anywhere to continue to watch
favorite movies, and continue to chat easily and share pictures and videos
with family and friends thousands of miles away. Users can enjoy video on the
go, anytime, anywhere using the latest "instant transfer" technology.
The Multi-screen Social TV Platform is developed by the NTU’s School of
Computer Engineering. Leading the team is Asst Prof Wen Yonggang, who
said that the use of cloud computing will integrate social media and network
television. He explained that with this development, users are able to enjoy
their living room movies, TV shows, all loaded into their own 'pocket',
anytime, anywhere to continue watching and is easy to use.
NTU
invents “Social Cloud TV”
Shin
Min Daily News, 13 Aug 12, page 7 (with
photo of Prof Wen)
Did you ever have to leave home without watching your favourite TV
serials? NTU researchers have invented a system called “Social Cloud TV” that
enables users to continue watching their favourite programmes on mobile
devices. This technology is invented by a team of NTU researchers led by Asst
Prof Weng Yonggang from the School of Computer Engineering. The system
allows users to “pull” programmes off a TV screen and onto a mobile device
like a tablet computer and continue to watch seamlessly. This technology also
allows users to share videos on multiple devices. Prof Wen said that the team
is now in talks with a local telco and a few international service providers
to commercialise “Social Cloud TV”.
New
multi-screen mobile social TV experience helps silver generation
Channelnewsasia.com,
13 Aug 12
Scientists from NTU have
invented a system which allows you to "pull" the programme on your
TV screen onto your tablet at a flick of your wrist and continue watching it
seamlessly. The world's first "pick up and throw back" video
feature also allows your video and chat sessions to be screened wherever you
go, providing continuous social engagement in today's world. This
innovative multi-screen mobile social TV experience is now being made into
reality by Asst Prof Wen Yonggang from NTU's School of Computer
Engineering and has already attracted the attention of both local and
international telecommunication giants.
NTU
invents world’s first instant switching multi-screen TV
Capital
958FM, 13 Aug 2012, 5pm
In time to come, you will not have to miss watching your favourite TV
shows if you have to leave home in the middle of the shows. NTU researchers
have invented a world’s first system called “Social Cloud TV” that enables
users to continue watching their programmes on mobile devices at anytime and
anywhere. It also allows for users to share the video that they are watching
with their family and friends. Asst Prof Wen Yonggang from NTU's
School of Computer Engineering said the technology has already attracted the
attention of both local and international telecommunication giants.
Also reported on Ria FM and Warna FM.
S'pore university aims to extend TV with
cloud
ZDNet
Asia, 13 Aug 2012
Local
tertiary institute NTU hopes to solve scalability issues in TV content
distribution through a cloud-based technology, allowing users to share video
on multiple devices simultaneously including social features. Using cloud
computing technology, Asst Prof Wen Yonggang from NTU's School of
Computer Engineering, said the school's Social Cloud TV technology can cost
effectively transcode videos at the backend and stream the video into devices
in the most suitable format. Users can also connect socially through instant
messaging or video chats with multiple users while the video is playing, he
added. These social elements, together with the ability to share and watch
videos on multiple screens, improve the current TV viewing experience by including
a more user-friendly interface, he said.
Also
reported on Club
Cloud
NTU scientists unveil
multiscreen, social TV viewing experience
CNETAsia, 13 Aug 12 (with photo of the prototype)
Scientists from Singapore's NTU School of Computer Engineering have
unveiled "Social Cloud TV", which is essentially a multiscreen
mobile TV experience. Developed by a research team headed by Asst Prof Wen
Yonggang, "Social Cloud TV" users can also chat using video,
voice or text, with their friends on the platform, as well as share their
content on social-networking sites. With discussions underway with a
Singapore telco and a handful of international vendors to commercialize the
idea, consumers can expect to see this in homes in one to two years' time.
Also
reported on
India Everyday
Cloud-based Social TV solution
The
Second Scream, 13 Aug 2012 (with photo of Prof Wen and his students)
NTU in Singapore claims to have developed
the world’s first ‘pick up and throw back’ video feature that enables users
video and chat sessions to be screened wherever they go along with continuous
social engagement. This innovative multi-screen mobile social TV experience
is now being made into reality by Assistant Professor Wen Yonggang from the School
of Computer Engineering, NTU. It has already attracted the attention of both
local and international telecommunication giants who have expressed interest
in integrating this technology into their existing cable networks as a market
differentiator for cable television and mobile networks.
Singapore scientists aim to extend TV with cloud
Rapid
TV news, 13 Aug 2012
Scientists
at NTU in Singapore have unveiled "Social Cloud TV", a multi-screen
mobile TV experience. Developed by a research team headed by Assistant
Professor Wen Yonggang, "Social Cloud TV" users can also
chat - using video, voice or text - with their friends on the platform, as
well as share their content on social networking sites. They can access
content that is stored locally, in the cloud, delivered via over-the-top
(OTT) services or shared using a web browser on a smart TV or mobile device.
Professor Wen had developed the backend processes - such as a compression
algorithm and media transcoding - so that content is optimised for each
device and screen size.
Singapore scientists unveil multiscreen, social TV
viewing experience
Tech
Investor News, 13 Aug 2012 (with photo of the prototype)
With
"Social Cloud TV," you can resume a movie on your tablet when you
leave the house. Scientists from Singapore's NTU 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
with their friends on the platform, as well as share their content on
social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
Singapore introduces
first Pocket Living Room TV
Press
TV, 13 Aug 2012 (with photo of Prof Wen)
The world's first multi-screen mobile social television has been
invented by an assistant professor from a university in Singapore. Wen Yonggang
from the School of Computer Engineering, NTU, made the first 'pick up and
throw back' video feature. The recently invented TV provides watching the
programs by pulling them onto the tablet or smart phone wherever the consumer
goes. Named the "Social Cloud TV”, the system seems to tap on the
technology convergence in the multimedia market and boost Singapore's
ambition to be a digital media hub in Asia.
Have to leave home halfway into a favorite
TV show? Just "pull" it onto your tablet and continue watching it
seamlessly elsewhere, researchers in Singapore say. And scientists at NTU say
soon you'll also be able to watch that same TV show or movie together with
your family and friends no matter which part of the world they are in.
Calling it a multi-screen mobile social TV experience, researcher Asst Prof
Wen Yonggang says you'll be able to discuss the show with them on your
personal tablet or smartphone through video chat, voice or text.
New
technology can 'pull' a show on TV onto tablet
The
Indian Express, 14 Aug
A scientist from NTU in Singapore has developed an innovative
multi-screen mobile social television experience called the 'Social Cloud
TV'. Wen Yonggang, assistant professor from the School of Computer
Engineering has described his invention as the next frontier of television
experience as you can now “bring the social experience of watching television
in your living room wherever you go”. The system leverages a cloud backend
for media processing, such that the same video can be streamed into devices
in the most suitable format.
- Also reported on NDTV.
NTU
Scientist Invents Pocket Living Room TV
ACM
Tech News, 15 Aug
NTU researchers have developed Social Cloud TV, which they say is a
multi-screen mobile social TV experience that enables users to have video and
chat sessions on any number of connected mobile devices. NTU professor Wen
Yonggang says Social Cloud TV is the next frontier of TV experience because
it enables users to "bring the social experience of watching television
in the living room wherever they go."
Now,
carry your living room TV wherever you go
India
Vision, 15 Aug
Nothing can be as frustrating as when you have to leave a TV show or perhaps
a live soccer match midway because of an emergency. But it will no longer
happen as you can now ‘pull’ the programme on your TV screen onto your tablet
and continue watching it seamlessly, thanks to a new system. Named the
“Social Cloud TV”, this system will also allow you to watch the same TV show
or movie together with your family and friends, no matter which part of the
world they are in, said NTU’s Assistant Professor Wen Yonggang from
the School of Computer Engineering, who invented the system.
- Also reported on Times of India.
NTU
professor invents cloud-based multi-screen TV
Capital
958FM, 23 Aug 2012, 12.20pm
In time to come, you will not have to miss watching your favourite TV
shows if you have to leave home in the middle of the shows. NTU researchers
have invented a world’s first system called “Social Cloud TV” that enables
users to continue watching their programmes on mobile devices at anytime and
anywhere. It also allows for users to share the video that they are watching
with their family and friends, while chatting over video, voice or text. Asst
Prof Wen Yonggang from NTU's School of Computer Engineering, who was
featured on the afternoon talkshow, said the
technology has already attracted the attention of both local and
international telecommunication giants and will be out in the market in about
one to one and a half year’s time.
NTU-Toshiba Modular
Green Data Centre [NTU News
Release]
NTU, Toshiba
Develop Advanced Cooling Technology
Bernama, 6 Sep
NTU and Toshiba have developed an advanced cooling technology that will
enable data centres to be more energy efficient, cutting energy bills by
one-third. Researchers are now test-bedding a new data centre that combines
Toshiba's air cooling technology with NTU's advanced info-communications
technology (ICT). The innovative test-bed aims to provide a sustainable
solution for data centres operating in South-East Asia's tropical climate.
This new modular data centre prototype is managed by an international research
team from Toshiba, Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), and the
university's School of Computer Engineering (SCE), under the Green Data
Centre Innovation Challenge by the Singapore Infocomm
Development Authority. Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar, Executive Director of
ERI@N, said that energy efficiency solutions for residential and industrial
sectors are one of the key areas of research for his centre. Ryuji Maruyama,
General Manager of Toshiba's Smart Community Division, welcomed the start of
the test-bedding, as the transition to Big Data and cloud computing is
bringing with it huge demands for energy needed to power and cool data
centres.
- Also reported in Silobreaker.
'Cool'
idea may potentially cut one-third in tropical data centers'
energy bills
Science
Daily, 6 Sep
Researchers are now test-bedding a new data centre that combines
Toshiba's air cooling technology with NTU's advanced
info-communications technology (ICT). The innovative test-bed located in
Singapore, aims to provide a sustainable solution for data centres operating
in South-East Asia's tropical climate. This is done by using cutting-edge
modular structure – container-sized modules which can stand alone or be
combined together for more computing power – coupled with a smart cooling
system. If successful, the Toshiba-NTU advanced cooling technology can
be implemented in Singapore and South-East Asia, which would result in
significant savings of both energy and operating costs for governments and
companies.
- Also
reported in PhysOrg, e! Science News, and Science News Daily.
New
modular data centre designed for South-East Asia
Data
Centre Dynamics, 7 Sep
A new
modular data centre designed specifically for South-East Asia’s tropical
climate has been developed by NTU and Toshiba. It uses Toshiba’s
free-air cooling system, previously designed for containerized data centre
models in Japan but tweaked for Singapore’s climate, and new technology
developed by NTU that focuses on server efficiency. NTU’s ICT can consolidate
multiple applications from various servers into one, then place other servers
into sleep mode that aren’t in use to save on electricity and cooling
requirements. According to Toshiba and NTU, the test-bed technologies have
already demonstrated energy savings of up to 40% compared to conventional
data centres in Japan. NTU’s Energy Research Institute executive director Professor
Subodh Mhaisalkar said Singapore has particular challenges when it comes
to energy use by data centres, with the sector growing at rate of 15 to 20%.
NTU
and Toshiba Collaborate on Advance Cooling Technology to Cut Energy Costs
AZOCleantech.com,
7 Sep
Toshiba
and NTU have collaborated to develop a new cooling technology for data
centres to reduce their energy expenses by at least one-third by enhancing
their energy efficiency. The sophisticated info-communications technology
(ICT) developed at NTU and the air cooling technology conceived by Toshiba
have been integrated at a data centre which is now the test bed for
researchers. Data centres are storehouses for information technology (IT)
systems functioning at the back-end, databases, servers and mainframes. The
novel test bed endeavours to offer data centres located in the sub-tropical
environs of South-East Asia, a sustainable solution for cooling. The new
system combines an intelligent cooling system with an advanced modular
structure that can either function as standalone modules or as combined
system with higher computing power.
‘Cool’
idea to cut one-third of data centres’ energy bills
EcoSeed, 7 Sep
Energy
consumption is a crucial issue for data centres that store and process
important documents, records and information from almost all businesses around the world. Singapore’s NTU and Japanese
electronics company Toshiba have come up with a “cool” idea that can make
data centres more energy-efficient, cutting their energy bills by one-third.
The advanced cooling technology works by using the air outside the date
centre for cooling purposes whenever possible, such as when the outside air
temperature is lower than the warm air temperature inside the data centre.
Significantly, the test bed of this cooling system has already delivered good
results, recording 40 per cent in energy savings compared with conventional
data centers operating in Japan. Associate
Professor Ng Wee Keong, associate chair of research at the NTU’s School of
Computer Engineering, said the project is one of the “first academia-operated
green data centres” in the world intended for research purposes, and it will
spearhead Singapore's research in green data centre technological know-how.
Expert Comment with
International and Regional Media Coverage
Singapore
launches fastest fibre broadband in the world
Channel
8, 15 Jan 2014, 10pm and Channel
U, 15 Jan 2014, 11pm
Singapore
has launched the fastest fibre broadband at 1Gbps recently. While consumers
say this maybe a form of hyped up marketing tactic, experts disagree and said
this might change the way we live our lives in future. Downloading movies in
future could only take one minute on a 1Gpbs network, as compared to 30
minutes. NTU Assistant Professor Wen Yonggang, said such high speed
Internet link could change the way we work in future, such as working from
home, which will reduce traffic congestion. It could also introduce new
business models and jobs.
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