Google Gears, Real Player, AppleTV+YouTube

Google Gears

Google has launched a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. — One of the key limitations of web services such as e-mail, word processing and calendars, is that they require a net connection to function.

Google Gears Lets Developers Take Apps Offline

Real Player

Real Networks new Real Player now will take YouTube videos offline. Here’s an interview I did with Real’s Vice President, Jeff Chasen where he gave me a demo of the new player (coming soon, I’ll let you know where it’s up).

NEWS: Real Networks Takes YouTube (and other Flash) videos offline

The New RealPlayer: Ripping a YouTube Video Near You

apple TV & YouTube

Apple TV to offer YouTube video

Posted May 31st 2007 1:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, PVR Wire, Web, Hardware

Usually I don’t mention technical stuff on this blog, mostly because such things cause my brain to freeze. Seriously, I can barely operate a manual can opener without crying.

Anyway, our pals over at the Unofficial Apple Weblog and Endgadget have been covering the All Things Digital conference, and one of their reports caught my eye: the new Apple TV will include an option to watch YouTube video right on your TV screen.

Now, don’t ask me about picture quality or any of that stuff, because I don’t know. And Steve Jobs himself said at the conference that the option to watch YouTube vids had more to do with content than the quality of the picture. Either way, this feels like a nice step in the right direction. I think eventually we’ll be able to use our televisions to watch everything from regular TV shows to online stuff. Of course, there are methods of watching online video on a television right now (I do it myself), but what we need is a device that makes it easy for everyone.

The YouTube option for Apple TV is expected to launch in mid-June.

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