Miro, the internet, and television on the internet
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 @ 9:11 am
The free media player for the Mac, Miro, has just gone version 1.0, just after publicly announcing its self-proclaimed superiority to its competitor, Joost.
Miro, whose player is based on the open-source VideoLan project, not only plays nearly every video format (and like VLC, without having to install any codecs), but allows you to download and subscribe to video podcasts and online television programs (including several channels of HD content, all DRM-free), and search for and view content on YouTube, Revver, BlipTV, etc.
In addition to the plethora of content available through the Miro Guide, Miro also comes bundled with a BitTorrent client.
Both Miro and Joost, despite their DRM and open-source differences, are working towards the same thing, a thing the WGA is currently striking to get a cut of: bringing the television to the internet on a large scale.
So, is Miro the future? Personally, I think most people would rather sit on a couch in front of a television than watch all their content slouching over a computer, but that’s where products like SlingBox and the AppleTV come in.
Also, if you’re going to be the future, Miro, where are our Windows and Linux builds?
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