Overlay.tv gets an API, labs sandbox

Overlay.tv, a service that lets users add links, images, and even other videos on top of Web video has a new API for developers to build applications on top of its technology. The company has also put out a new labs page where developers can promote their applications and see what others have built. One [...]

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Adobe re-launches AIR application directory

On Tuesday, Adobe Systems re-launched its directory of AIR applications, calling it a “marketplace.” There are, however, no premium applications that cost money–at least not yet. Adobe Integrated Runtime is the company’s desktop runtime for rich Internet applications. Beyond the namesake, users can finally search for applications by both name and developer. There are also [...]

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Photoshop.com to get more social and in sync

Adobe plans new options next week to give its Photoshop.com a bigger social destination and to help the service stay in sync with people’s computers. Photoshop.com can be used to store, edit, and share photos, but today those activities happen largely in isolation. That will change November 11 as the company releases an AIR (Adobe [...]

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Manage WordPress blog comments in AIR

(Credit: Daniel Dura) If you’re keen on moderating blog comments in near real time and would prefer to do so without a browser window open, you should check out Moderator. It’s a hybrid tool that uses both a WordPress plug-in and an Adobe AIR desktop application to keep you up to speed with the latest [...]

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