Other investors on the board include Dan Germain, Head of Creative at Innocent Drinks, and Alamy non-exec director Tim Pearson, former CEO of RM plc. Alamy is a 30% shareholder in Manything.
Manything turns the cameras on iPhones, iPods or iPads into video monitoring cameras. The free app automatically streams video and stills to the Manything cloud over WiFi. It’s also packed with handy features like movement and sound detection, sound activated flash, clip editing and sharing, and the ability to watch live video from other smartphones.
James West, CEO of Alamy, commented ‘We were originally attracted to the idea of Manything as a platform for gathering news video content, but we also see exciting potential for the service as a monitoring tool for photographers and videographers. Manything is a simple and low-cost way of monitoring a scene remotely, so that you can plan your work by identifying the best time and place for your shoot. It’s also great for photographers who need to keep an eye on all their expensive equipment when they’re away.’
Manything has a wide variety of additional applications such as easy-to-use home security, wildlife watching, pet cam, baby cam.
Manything offers a unique alternative to traditional network cameras that is both versatile and portable. Tim Pearson, CEO of Manything, said ‘It’s estimated that there will be somewhere in the region of 100 million retired iPhones worldwide and by the end of 2014 that number will have doubled to 200 million. That’s a lot of processing power and a lot of features languishing in the back of your drawer. And as the price of second-hand iPhones declines the iPhone mountain will only get bigger. Finding interesting uses for all that processing power with all those features is the smart thing to do.”
James West added ‘This is an exciting move for Alamy and our contributors. Manything is helping us develop technical know-how and first-mover advantage in areas that will open up new markets in the future.’
Download Manything from the UK and Germany app stores now. Available in the US and the rest of the world from mid July. The service will be initially launching as a free service with payment plans becoming available for heavy users later in the year. Discounts will be available to Alamy contributors when the payment systems go live. For more details on the service please contact info@manything.com, or visit www.manything.com to register your interest.
About Alamy:
Founded in 1999, Alamy revolutionised stock photography by creating the world’s first open, unedited collection of images. With over 35 million images Alamy is the world's largest independent agency for news, stock and video imagery. It supplies thousands of designers, marketing departments, news desks, and publishers with imagery produced by the best professional and amateur contributors around.
Alamy provides the most comprehensive choice of imagery, supported by excellent customer service and a fast and simple online experience. Alamy is proud of its fair and ethical business model. It aims to be the first port of call for buyers and suppliers of imagery. It has a friendly and helpful approach. And it shares the rewards with its suppliers with fairness and transparency. Alamy’s business is underpinned by a philanthropic ethos.
About Manything:
Manything is an innovative new service that, through its free app, turns your iOS device into a free WiFi video camera. Manything records and streams your video via the cloud to your account in manything.com where you can watch remotely in real-time, view recorded sessions and make and share clips.
Manything provides an easy-to-use and instant way to watch things when you can’t be there, track the wildlife visiting your garden, inspire the kids, secure your home and capture and share special moments. Manything will be available for download from app store in the UK from late June and in the US and worldwide a week or two later.
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