SAFR
Launched by RealNetworks on July 17, 2018, SAFR – Secure Accurate Facial Recognition, is a machine learning facial recognition platform.[23] The SAFR platform was updated in 2020 with COVID-19 response features, including the ability to detect whether a person is wearing a mask and identify people wearing masks with 98.85 percent accuracy.[24] On April 27, 2021, SAFR received a grant from the US Air Force to develop its AI-powered analytics for rescue missions, perimeter protection and domestic search operations.[25]
Kontxt
In 2017, RealNetworks launched Kontxt, a product that offers management of text messaging in mobile networks. It identifies the content of the message and sorts it into categories to determine which ones are more important, and prioritize message delivery.[26] In March 2021, RealNetworks unveiled KONTXT for Voice to identify and stop scam robocalls.
RealNetworks on September 24, 2013, launched RealPlayer Cloud, a service that adds the ability to share videos recorded on smartphones and tablets. RealPlayer Cloud ties into the existing RealPlayer; however, it also has a Web app and apps for Android, iOS and Roku. The service has 2GB of free cloud storage and more storage for a monthly fee.[27] It was renamed to RealTimes on May 19, 2015, with a new focus on creating and sharing "Stories"—video collages of users' personal photos and videos, set to background music.[28]
GameHouse
RealNetworks entered the computer game market in October 2001 with RealArcade, a PC game distribution application that allows users to play casual video games for free for 60 minutes, then decide if they want to purchase them.[29][30] Many of the games were developed by GameHouse, which RealNetworks acquired for $35.6 million in 2004.[31] In 2010, RealNetworks re-branded its games division under the name Gamehouse.[32] It began focusing on social games, such as Facebook applets,[33] and in 2013 acquired casual casino games company, Slingo, for $15.6 million.[34]
RealDVD
On September 30, 2008, RealNetworks launched a new product called RealDVD. The software allows any user to save a copy of a DVD movie they own. The company was later found to have violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and RealNetworks' contract with the DVD Copy Control Association, as the software also allowed anyone to save a movie they do not legally own. (See RealNetworks, Inc. v. DVD Copy Control Ass'n, Inc.).[35] The product's distribution was barred by a court injunction.[36][37]
Real Alternative
Real Alternative is a discontinued software bundle that allows users to play RealMedia files without installing RealPlayer.[38] The last version, 2.02, was released on February 19, 2010. It included Media Player Classic.[39][40]
Beginning in 2010, RealNetworks sued Hilbrand Edskes, a 26-year-old Dutch webmaster, for having inserted hyperlinks to Real Alternative on his site www.codecpack.nl. RealNetworks alleges that Real Alternative is a reverse engineered package.[41]
In November 2011, RealNetworks' case against Edskes was dismissed and RealNetworks was ordered to pay him €48,000 in damages.[42][43]
Helix
Helix is a suite of streaming media software and services intended for digital TV set-top boxes, mobile devices, as well as QuickTime, Flash and other programs.[47][48] It includes the Helix open-source code and the Helix Universal Server, which hosts, distributes and manages digital rights for multimedia content.[48] Helix competes with the Windows Media 9 Series from Microsoft, but has a greater emphasis on open-source.[48] Helix was announced in July 2002.[49] Support for mobile devices was added in November 2005.[50] It was discontinued in October 2014.[51]
Subscription services
In 2000, one of the initial products, the download manager RealDownload, was already used for pushing small software, such as games, to subscribers' computers. On top of the subscription for RealDownload and using its RealVideo streaming technology, a service called GoldPass, including unlimited access for video snippets from ABC and movie previews, was offered to registered users for a monthly $10 fee.[52] More content was added through deals with CBS for the reality show Big Brother and NBA basketball.[53]
RealDownloader
RealDownloader is a freemium download manager by RealNetworks that downloads embedded Internet videos in multiple formats including MOV and FLV from sites such as YouTube, CollegeHumor, Facebook, Funny or Die and Dailymotion. This software utility lets users share downloaded videos on social networks and transfer them to their mobile devices.
Other products and technologies
- RealAudio, a compressed audio format
- RealPlayer, a media player
- RealVideo, a compressed video format
- Rinse, a digital music library cleanup tool
- Unifi, a personal cloud media service
- Mobile entertainment and messaging services for mobile carriers
