April 7th, 2014 |
Press release| April 5th, 2014 | GENEVA, Switzerland
IREWIND® , Swiss tech start-up, wins le Grand Prix at the 42nd Geneva International Invention Salon with the „OnAirCamera – Smart Pole” invention. In addition, IREWIND® received also the Industrial Design Prize.
THE INVENTION „OnAirCamera”
The IREWIND® innovation consists in the open network of cameras that enables multiple users to use the same cameras, so-called multi-casting. It also gives everyone the option to collect their footage instantly on their phone and share it to the world.
ABOUT IREWIND® IREWIND® is a Swiss Tech start-up from EPFL, Lausanne backed up by a development team in Romania and several strategic partnerships with global hardware manufacturers.
IREWIND® has registered several key technical and commercial validations in experimental and commercial ski and cycling events, with partners such as Orange Telecom, Red Bull, Skoda, Axis Communications, serving individual movies to thousands of users and generating tens of thousands of downloads and shares on social networks. We are currently establishing strategic partnerships with major operators in the sport industry, across a wide spectrum of sport disciplines, looking for a rapid market deployment via this unique experience.
WHAT WE DO
IREWIND® records, automatically edits and distributes personalized movies from sports like ski and snowboard, tennis, karting, soccer, running, cycling. And more.
IREWIND® brings in instant gratification by delivering automated videos to the mobile phone, ready for private viewing or sharing on social networks.
HOW WE DO IT
Our network of smart cameras integrates with individual user tracking technology (based on GPS, RFID or iBeacon) to mark your own video segments. Cameras can be mounted everywhere, from poles or fences to drones to capture the best angles and view.
The footage is broadcasted over the network connection to the irewind server where the automatic editing is done. But that’s not all. We add video & sound effects to get you a very cool movie. You can enjoy it, share it or edit further using the IREWIND® app.
OnAirCamera
Onaircamera goes beyond a lineup of global premieres that involved personal movies captured by cameras mounted on ski slopes, cycling courses, customized poles and even drones, using the power of a video processing server in location or in cloud.
Onaircamera allows people everywhere to use their smartphone to harvest their own video footage from a wide network of existing cameras, instantly, without any need for a server or mobile data connection.
HOW THE MAGIC HAPPENS
Cameras are broadcasting over WI-FI the action footage. This stream will only be available to people that are present in front of the camera and are running the irewind app. This is a very privacy-oriented, no-storage environment.
We say it works exactly like a mirror: when you’re in front of it, you can see yourself and get the video footage on the spot, on your app.
For any further information, you can reach IREWIND® directly at bogdan.manoiu@irewind.com (
Enclosures:
IREWIND® electronic press kit available here http://goo.gl/g7DmVA
Photo: Bogdan Mănoiu, co-founder irewind, receives Le Grand Prix trophy from Jean Luc Vincent, President & Founder of Geneva Salon
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