Joost now available for iPhone/iPod touch
Joost, the on-demand video streaming service that came to the Mac a while ago, has now made its way to the iPhone and iPod touch. The video service features music videos, TV shows, and even movies ... and you can now watch all of them on the go. You can browse videos by Joost picks, popular videos, browse videos by category, and search for videos. Joost uses a custom built video viewer, as opposed to the regular video player that is used by the YouTube application. I didn't really like this custom view, nor the inability to rotate the video. I also had some troubles trying to watch a video; sometimes I would be presented with a "Playback Error." When I was able to view a video, it stuttered all the way through to the end.
The Joost application is a great start for the video on-demand service, but I would like to see tighter integration with the Joost platform. Right now, this application just seems like an alternative to the YouTube application that's already built into the device. If you are a Joost addict, however, you might want to check this application out. You can download it today on the iTunes App Store.
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How long before Apple shuts it down due to the "Sexy" category. I actually saw a nipple in several of the videos. If they took down that wallpaper app for "suggestive" content, what are they going to do to Joost?
December 03 2008 at 12:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEvery time I see a headline for "Joost" over the past couple of days I read "Joust" and get very excited for one of the funnest games ever...
oh well... at least I got to use "funnest" in a post.
peace,
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Joost's content is not very good. When does Hulu come out with an iPhone app so we can watch their Flash TV Shows & Movies on the iPhone. Please! Please!
December 02 2008 at 4:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHulu! Any word on that being in the works for iPhone/iPod?
This wifi only bunk is sleeze. No mention on the app store either.
Crashtastic Crapola. Great idea (*cough*HULU PAY ATTENTION!*cough*) but it has no state memory as mentioned above. It's bad enough to have to exit the app and not get back to where you left off, its worse when the damn thing crashes and you can return, especially in a movie.
Slow as hell too.
Great idea, bad execution.
Now if only Hulu would produce an iPhone version.
December 02 2008 at 1:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOh yeah.
NON STANDARD VIDEO INTERFACE: C'mon guys, I need to tap a little box to maximize the video? What happened to double tapping it, like every other video player on the phone. It doesn't even have the same video controls. It's like they're not using Apple's APIs or something.
Sloppy work, really.
They have a lot of content, but it is organized HORRIBLY.
December 02 2008 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyKnowing that it works only on wifi and not on 3G networks would be a useful piece of info!
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I second that...
That's the kind of info I would expect to read in a quick review like that.
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