Hand Held Hollywood officially ceased operations on September 17th, 2024. The site will remain online for archival and research purposes. The App Directory continues to receive updates as needed. If you’d like to contact Taz, the contact form is still functional. We also invite you to join Taz’s mailing list here.

A man in a suit is holding up an iPhone.

Streambox Live for iPhone is perfect for Mobile News Shooters

Don’t ask me for details about this one. I came across Streambox Live as I was running around, franticly looking for a convention center bathroom. That said, this app looks pretty nifty.

From what I can tell, Streambox is a well known content management system for news organizations.  It looked like they had servers, capture cards, wireless thingys, etc.  I saw lots of confusing diagrams that suggested their systems control the collection and distribution of video in a wide variety of ways.

As I was charging through their booth, I saw they were promoting new iPhone and Android apps for remove video collection. The apps tie-in nicely with their professional content management whatchamacalit doo-hickys.

But enough high-end tech talk…just watch the video for a better understanding (sort of).

More to explore

Mid-20th century black and white photograph of two young boys, one writing on a desk and the other standing behind him, with overlaid text "O.P.N.

O.P.N. for APRIL 11th, 2019

Welcome to another edition of Other People’s News. Here are a few of the more interesting info-nuggets I’ve recently spotted around the web-o-sphere:

An animated Apple character in a striped shirt, holding a lightbulb idea while surrounded by film production equipment, highlights the potential of filmmaking apps.

Apple Highlights Filmmaking Apps

The iOS App Store’s “Today Tab” just got a lot more interesting! Apple has highlighted a small collection of high-quality apps for