If you have been a long time reader of DailyApps you must have read my previous review of Adobe Media Player here. It has finally come out of beta and Adobe has shipped the 1.0 release of Adobe Media Player.

In a nutshell Adobe Media Player is a slick desktop app built on Adobe AIR, that allows you to watch streaming and download videos from site like Revision3, BlipTV, MTV etc.. Pretty similar to what Miro already does in my opinion.

Adobe Media Player has the slickest interface I’ve probably seen in any media player to date. Adobe has put a lot of work and its clearly evident. The Video playback is no longer choppy and unlike the last time around the content library is full of high quality content. Check out my earlier review for some screenshots.

Here are some features of Adobe Media Player that are worth mentioning :

• Support for high-quality audio and video.
• Manage your videos
• View shows online or offline
• Simple, content-centric user interface
• Subscriptions to your favorite shows

Coinciding with the launch of Adobe Media Player Adobe has also launched Adobe TV, which is basically a web site filled with tutorials and other information about Adobe related products. You can either watch Adobe TV videos from the web or using Adobe Media Player.

I suggest you give Adobe Media Player a try and let me know what you feel about it.. Adobe Media Player is available for both Windows and OSX, but you need to have Adobe AIR installed before.

I just couldn’t prevent myself from trying it out, so I downloaded it, and trust me, it completely blew me off. I was using Joost till now to watch quality Video content online, but now Miro is going to replace Joost, Believe me, its that good.

Miro is way better than Joost in many aspects, and let me list out some of them…

• It’s open-source
• It’s DRM-free
• It’s friendly to all content creators, professional and user-generated alike
• It’s high definition
• It’s BitTorrent enabled
• It has 2,700 channels listed in the Miro Guide
• Of those 2,700, about 200 are from commercial broadcasters
• It connects you to all the video-sharing sites like YouTube, Revver etc.. 
• Miro uses the VLC video engine to play nearly every video format you’ve ever come across.

Miro beats Joost hands down in just about every department, but one place where Joost really shines is the professionally produced content. There is just no alternative to Joost if you are looking for high quality content.

Here are a few screenshots of Miro that I would like to share with you guys (damn its too sexy!!)  :

Guess what Joost  has finished uninstalling itself on my PC and Miro works like a charm. Thanks Miro team! So go ahead and download yourself a copy of Miro today (Works on Linux, OSX, Windows etc..)..

Microsoft has just announced the availability of Zune Originals . Users who order from the Zune Originals site will be able to customize their Zune with Laser Engraving on the back of their Zunes.

A series of 27 artworks from the “Artist” series will cover the entire Zune. Alternatively, a series of 20 artworks from the “Tattoo” series will allow for up-to 3 lines of text. Finally, without images, you are allowed a maximum of 5 lines of text. All this right behind the back of your Zune. This offer is free for everyone who orders from the Zune Originals site and is available for all the new models of Zune.

What is disappointing is that people who have already ordered for their Zune will not be able to customize their Zune. Well here is how the ordering process looks like :

Step 1 : Pick the Zune Model(4GB,8GB,80GB) that you would like to Buy.

Step 2 : Select the color for your Zune

Step 3 : Pick the Type of Engraving that you would like to dress up your Zune with.

Step 4  : Choose the Art that you like the most and type in the description.

Step 5 : You’re done. Preview your all new Zune

Looks like Microsoft is finally innovating Zune and positioning it as a serious competitor to Apple’s iPod that is not so sexy to look at when compared to Apple’s iPod. Gizmodo has a brief summary on why Zune might be better than Apple iPod. 

The New Zune looks too good and has pretty good features too. If you are looking to buy a personal Music player this holidays, go buy a Zune.

Via istartedsomething

Installing Adobe Media Player is a breeze. You Need to install the latest beta of Adobe AIR and click a few buttons here and there to install Adobe Media Player and you are set. But here comes the sad part. For most part, Adobe Media Player is slow and unresponsive. It has a choppy playback, so for the time being I would stick to Miro.

What left me impressed was the amazing user Interface that the Media Player has. The UI of Adobe Media Player is one of the best and is fun and easy to use. There are not many shows pre programmed into the Media Player, so you have to manually add all your Favorite shows. Let me stop my rant here and show some screenshots of Adobe Media Player in Action.

For a Beta product, Adobe Media Player is not bad. I would like to see a lot more speedier and responsive Adobe Media Player in the future, to convince myself to dump Miro in favor of Adobe Media Player.

If you are willing to try out Adobe Media Player then visit Adobe Labs. Remember you also need Adobe AIR Beta 2 Installed Before you can use Adobe Media Player.