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[plfminthemiddle]

re buyout rumor post by safari norman

i see you are still finding and posting good information,
this rumour will certainly bring more investors into Blinkx
and it will also bring the speculators on board
especially when it is mentioned in the FT
i expect we will see more newspapers will pick this rumour of a takeover up.


and a few of us think there will be more money to be made in a few years if there is no takeover, so we are in a win-win situation.

[plfminthemiddle]

BLINKX POWERING VIDEO FOR POPULAR VISUAL BROWSER AURASMA



Radical app merges physical and virtual worlds; brings them to life through video and 3D



SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - November 3, 2011 -blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it is powering video for Aurasma, the world's first visual browser for smartphones and tablets that recognizes physical objects and delivers related online content - videos, animations, audio or web pages - in real time.



Aurasma uses powerful image and pattern recognition technology to merge the physical and virtual worlds. With more than two million downloads since its launch in June, Aurasma uses real world images and objects as triggers, merging them with rich interactive content such as videos and 3D animations called "Auras". Available for iPhone4, iPad2 and high powered Android devices, Aurasma is available for free in the App Store and Android Market.



When Aurasma recognizes an object, related video is automatically played on the smart phone or tablet, pulling from blinkx's massive index. The user can enjoy the video and then opt to click through to transition to the related website. For example, a user watching a movie trailer about "Footloose" can click through to learn more about the new movie's cast, visit a site to buy tickets or sample the new soundtrack.



"We are thrilled to partner with blinkx, a spin-out of our parent company Autonomy. This agreement allows us to provide our millions of users with access to a rich index of Internet video content," said Martina King, managing director, Aurasma. "The same core technology, IDOL, is at the heart of all three companies - a testament to its vast potential to change the way in which we interact with information and computers."



"Aurasma is a killer application - one that will radically change how we interact with the world around us. By pointing your iPhone at a building, logo, magazine covers, an advertisement or a photo of famous athlete, you can be instantly transported to a multimedia universe, enhancing your real world experience in an entirely new way," said blinkx founder and CEO Suranga Chandratillake. "We're excited to see such a powerful application incorporating our technology."



About Aurasma

Aurasma is the world's first visual browser - a new platform technology that merges the physical world with the virtual. Available as a free app for iPhone4, iPad2 and high-powered Android devices or as a free kernel for developers, Aurasma uses advanced image and pattern recognition to recognize and understand real-world images and objects in much in way the human brain does. It then seamlessly blends the real-world with rich interactive content such as videos and animations called "Auras". Auras can be created for printed images, product packaging, clothing, physical places and users can even use the app to create and share their own. Since its launch in June 2011, Aurasma has had more than two million downloads. Over 500 partners in markets including retail, sport, automotive, consumer electronics, entertainment, advertising and publishing are using the free technology in their campaigns or embedding the technology in their own applications. Aurasma was developed by and is part of software company Autonomy - an HP Company.