Jaman Hacks Its Way onto Apple TV
Given YouTube’s control of the snack-video market, it is no surprise that attention is shifting to long-form, professionally produced content. Joost, Babelgum and scores of others are chasing this market, betting that MTV Summer Break might make compelling viewing on your PC.
The folks at Jaman (see our early profile) have developed a plug-in of sorts for Apple TV that basically installs on the Apple TV box, and allows your PC/Mac to find and sync content from Jaman’s client to Apple’s box. It still maintains its copyrightprotected status and 7-day-rental policy. The visual quality on a big screen plasma screen was stunning… scratch that, breath-taking, when compared to Apple’s own video offerings.Continue reading on GigaOM.
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