When you hear a song and don't know what it is, but want to find out, what do you do? Fire up Shazam or SoundHound,
of course. But what do you do when you see a video that you're lookin'
to identify? Well, there hasn't really been a solution on Android to
handle this sort of debacle - until now, that is.
Calling itself the "ultimate video discovery" app, VideoSurf is a direct answer to the iPhone's IntoNow
- it can identify videos through audio and video recognition, suggest
other videos, and locate other videos using keywords. According the
VideoSurf website, there is "no need to open a new application", as it
can "play practically any video on the web inside [the] app!" It also
offers Facebook and Twitter integration, so you can easily share, Like,
or Tweet any video directly from within the VideoSurf app.
If you're feelin' froggy - head on over the Android Market where you can grab this app for free. Hopefully you get better mileage than we did; drop us a line in the comments and let us know how it goes.
We
decided to give this app a shot, and our first impression wasn't so
good. After attempting to get it to identify both Family Guy and Lost,
it came up empty handed. Hopefully the developers are hard at work on
correcting these sorts of issues, because, let's face it - if it can't
even detect something as popular as Family Guy or Lost, then it's still
got a long way to go.
Yet another downside is that this app is
only available on select Verizon Wireless smartphones, but the VideoSurf
Team is planning on bringing it to other devices soon. They said that
it should work on all VZW devices running 2.2 or higher - but I couldn't
install it on my OG Droid, so it may be hit-or-miss.If you're feelin' froggy - head on over the Android Market where you can grab this app for free. Hopefully you get better mileage than we did; drop us a line in the comments and let us know how it goes.
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