Joost beta is available for Mac

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Joost beta is available for Mac

by Brad Linder Feb 17th 2007

Two major updates from Joost, the online TV project formerly known as The Venice Project and created by the makers of Skype and KaZaa. First and foremost, there's a Mac client available. It looks and works exactly like the PC client. For now, it only works on Intel based Macs.

And second, Joost has issued an update that improves video quality, as well as adding new video content. One of the main complaints from early reviews of Joost was the lack of videos worth watching. Now you can get:

National Geographic Documentaries
Content from the Indy Racing League
Classic cartoons including Rocky and Bullwinkle
Independent films from IndieFlix
Reality TV programs including Bridezillas
Comedy, video game tips and reviews, healthy living programs, and Bollywood music videos

Still not exactly major news at a time when companies like Wal-Mart are announcing deals to deliver video downloads from all six major movie studios, but it's a start. You still need to apply for a beta tester account or get an invite in order to use Joost.

[via WebTVWire]

Tags: joost, kazaa, skype

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

UGN said 4:43PM on 2-17-2007

Can Download Squad hook their readers up with some invites?

lpalli said 3:37AM on 2-18-2007

The Mac and Windows versions are identically while the interface is built with the multi-platform interface description language XUL from the Mozilla project.

Truegod said 1:15PM on 2-18-2007

The beta is available for the Intel Mac. No PPC love :(

freejack said 3:03AM on 4-03-2007

mükkemmel

geoffrey nigel king said 8:58AM on 5-15-2007

how much to join and is it hd

geoffrey nigel king said 5:29AM on 5-17-2007

thanks for your reply

geoffrey nigel king said 8:11AM on 5-17-2007

thank for your reply as I'm wondering what sort of content can be downloaded with a mac

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