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Democracy Player relaunches as Miro
by Brad Linder Jul 18th 2007 at 10:37AM
Okay, we know that Democracy was supposed to be renamed Miro when it hit version 1.0. But Miro 0.9.8 is out now. Whoo hoo.Technically, this is a technical preview of Miro. But as with most of the beta releases of Democracy, it's already a pretty full featured video aggregator/player.
While new programs like Joost and Babelgum aim to provide a peer-to-peer streaming video experience, Miro lets you find, download, and organize videos you like. When you first launch Miro, you'll see a series of popular podcasts/vlogs that you can check out, including Ask A Ninja, Diggnation, and Rocketboom. Or you can search out your own video feeds and add them to the list.
So what's new in version 0.9.8?
- Keyboard shortcuts on all platforms (Mac, Windows, and Linux)
- Full context menu from Windows system tray
- Added "report a bug" menu item
- Added Veoh.com as a search engine
- A whole slew of bug fixes
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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steve said 11:32AM on 7-18-2007
Check out my full review of Miro, if you're interested!
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steve said 11:34AM on 7-18-2007
http://www.last100.com/2007/07/17/democracy-player-is-dead-long-live-miro
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