Bittorrent goes to Content Delivery Through CDN
Well the Word that you are all used to hearing by now, Torrents will no longer be only associated with Illegal content obtained from sites like Mininova and Pirate Bay. Now the parent company i.e. BitTorrent is trying its hand at delivering content of Big Media Companies through the Bittorrent Protocol. Bittorrent DNA (Delivery Network Accelerator) as the new CDN (Content Delivery Network) will be called, will aim to provide big media companies and online Video providers, to reduce the Bandwidth costs with P2P information sharing technology. The basic principle... Read The Rest →
Adobe Launches Adobe Media Player
Adobe has launched a Media Player, that is kinda sandwiched between Miro and Adobe Digital Editions. Built upon the industry standard Flash, Adobe Media Player can be used to watch Online Video. There seems to be a mad rush to create desktop Media Players. While this is completely understandable, I thought Adobe could have come up with something better. 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... Read The Rest →
Joost 1.0 Beta is Here
My favorite P2P Application, Joost has received a major makeover in the first public beta release. Joost 1.0 comes with a revamped UI, that is super slick and is better than the old one. I have really fallen in love with the new UI. Joost 1.0 has everything rearranged, and the new Navigation system is the best I have seen in a P2P Application.
Apple TV Web Edition
If you are one of those who always liked the Apple TV but didn’t have one, then Paul Yanez has a solution for you by creating a web version of Apple TV, similar to web interfaces of Joost and Babelgum. And guess what Paul has named it, it is called Not Apple TV. Not Apple TV is a flash based version of Apple TV and it has the same enviable UI that original Apple TV has. Not Apple TV works with all the popular Internet Video sites like Youtube, Metacafe... Read The Rest →
Youtube Desktop : Review
What is Youtube Desktop? YouTube Desktop is incredibly cool with a modern design and terrific dynamic web application for searching, watching and downloading videos from the richest online video archive YouTube. This is basically adding functionality and experience to what “should be” there. The possibilities of the site reach far beyond that. It gives you the chance to create your own environment for watching video clips, saving them and sharing them with friends. What makes YouTubeDesktop unique? Videos can be dragged, resized, minimized in a tray, drag’n'drop of videos between... Read The Rest →
Firefox Gets Scalable Video
Firefox 3 Continues to impress me with the cool new features that are being added with every passing build. The Latest addition to Firefox is the native support for the <video> tag and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). By Adding native support for the <video> tag life is going to become all the more easier for Video Sites. SVG seems to be a fun addition allowing you to resize and rotate the videos while watching them. If you feel like a watching a demo of what SVG feels like see the... Read The Rest →
Visual Communication through Jing
Want to share videos and pictures that you take instantly with your frends. Jing allows you to capture images, record video and share it instantly with your friends online with email, blogs, IM etc.. The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere. Jing is a creation of the Techsmith the same company that makes popular utilities like SnagIT, Screencast etc. “Think of Jing as a supplement to all your chat discussions, email threads, forum posts and blog entries.... Read The Rest →
Rip Your DVD's to iPhone Compatible Format
I am sure many of you have a pretty decent collection of DVD movies. Many a time you might want to play those movies on your shiny new iPhone or a video iPod. This can be quite tricky because Apple iPhone supports only mp4 and H.264 video.For this you need a convertor which converts your videos to the supported formats. Now coming to the software I was talking about i.e. Handbrake, it helps you convert your DVD videos to either H.264 or mp4. Here are some of the features of... Read The Rest →
