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The iPhone is a $500 YouTube player
Last month Steve Jobs promised you'd be able to watch YouTube videos on the AppleTV, and today the company has delivered. Starting today, AppleTV owners can download a free software updated that will let them browse and view YouTube videos.But those sneaky little PR folks at Cupertino decided to pack a little something extra into the press release. The iPhone will also be an overpriced portable YouTube player when it hits the shelves June 29th.
The news is a bit anticlimactic, seeing as YouTube launched a mobile interface this weekend, allowing pretty much anyone with a mobile phone and a data plan to watch videos of cute cats and ugly babies. But judging by the demo video Apple put on its website, the iPhone does have a pretty nifty looking navigation system for YouTube, and the videos play in full screen.
[via tuaw]
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Subscribe to commentsseanJun 20th 2007 1:04PM
yeah cuz i HAVE to watch youtube videos while i'm standing in line somewhere.
Egan FooteJun 20th 2007 1:07PM
How do I watch YouTube videos on my Motorola StarTAC? Thanks.
Egan, out.
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kojo87Jun 20th 2007 2:41PM
am i the only person on this planet who is not the least bit excited about the iPhone? if $600 is way too much for a game system, why are people lining up across America to buy a $600 cellphone?
MeJun 20th 2007 9:37PM
@3: It's Apple, man. The world stops and doesn't ask questions for Apple.
robot rockJun 20th 2007 9:37PM
Downloading flash videos of a low speed edge connection doesn't sound like something I'd like to do.
phoenixJun 20th 2007 11:51PM
Except that you're forgetting that YouTube videos on the iPhone won't be in flash, but H.264, which offers better quality, and could very well herald longer form content on the iPhone and every other mobile device.
Apple gets YouTube to do something first, opens it up to the world, and people spit on it. When everyone is eventually watching moronic cat videos on their Zunes and mobile phones in high quality instead of grainy-ass flash, maybe someone will appreciate Apple's early move, iPhone or no iPhone.