Technologizer

Joost Starts to Fade Away

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Joost was supposed to be a major part of the future of TV. Instead, the streaming video service went from hot startup to a candidate for “Whatever Happen To?” lists surprisingly quickly. On Tuesday, news broke that it’s refocusing on providing white-label video services, losing its CEO, and laying off much of its staff. What happened? [...]

PS3 Gets a Joost Player, With Crippled Content Of Course

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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I’m getting used to the idea that when an online video portal creates a TV-optimized viewing experience, it won’t let people watch any of the content they actually care about. Such is the case with Joost’s new video player, designed with the Playstation 3’s Web browser in mind. While it’s good for watching music videos and [...]

Joost to Go Website-only on Friday

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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After debuting to a great deal of fanfare in 2006, it looks as if Joost will finally be giving up on P2P as a means of delivery for its content. In a message to users of its software application, the company said videos after Friday would only be viewable through the website. The writing may have [...]

Joost for iPhone: Good, As Far as It Goes

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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Joost, the pioneering video site from the folks behind Skype and Kazaa, is available in a new, smaller form tonight: on the iPhone. In some ways it’s quite impressive–it faithfully brings the Joost look, feel, functionality, and content into an app that feels at home on the iPhone. What you think of it will likely [...]

Windows Vista: Bring in the Gurus!

Friday, September 5, 2008

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Okay, I’m already sick of talking about Jerry Seinfeld and churros and shoes and Bill Gates’ underwear. There must be more to life. Or even to Microsoft’s plans for Windows Vista.