Friday, January 7, 2005
Coming Soon: MSN Video Downloads For Pocket PCs
Posted by Pat Logsdon in "SOFTWARE" @ 12:00 PM
"With content such as sports highlights, news headlines, children's programming, music videos, independent films and comedy shows, MSN Video Downloads is the first online video download service dedicated to portable entertainment. Starting from 6 January consumers can participate in a preview of the service and access videos from more than a dozen of Microsoft partners.The MSN Video Downloads service will offer free, trial and paid memberships. Digital videos are downloaded daily to a Windows Media Player 10 library, ready to be synchronized with Portable Media Centers.
The video content is compliant with PlaysForSure devices, optimized for Portable Media Centers, and compatible with Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs that support video. The company promises full Smartphone and Pocket PC optimization to be enabled at a later date. A one-year premium membership to the MSN Video Downloads service with access to all available videos costs US$19.95. In addition, users can access a limited amount of free content without a paid membership."
You can't access it quite yet, but we have Microsoft's PROMISE that we'll get MSN Video for our Pocket PCs soon. Content will include CNBC, MSNBC, FOX Sports, Cookie Jar (for kids), DIY Network, Fine Living, iFilm, Want Media (which is a Frankensteinian mix of programming that includes BOTH Broadway shows and "extreme sports and motor sports" 8O), and a few other channels involving celebrities. Sadly, there is no mention of the Raccoon Channel. Those little guys are hilarious.
The video content is compliant with PlaysForSure devices, optimized for Portable Media Centers, and compatible with Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs that support video. The company promises full Smartphone and Pocket PC optimization to be enabled at a later date. A one-year premium membership to the MSN Video Downloads service with access to all available videos costs US$19.95. In addition, users can access a limited amount of free content without a paid membership."
You can't access it quite yet, but we have Microsoft's PROMISE that we'll get MSN Video for our Pocket PCs soon. Content will include CNBC, MSNBC, FOX Sports, Cookie Jar (for kids), DIY Network, Fine Living, iFilm, Want Media (which is a Frankensteinian mix of programming that includes BOTH Broadway shows and "extreme sports and motor sports" 8O), and a few other channels involving celebrities. Sadly, there is no mention of the Raccoon Channel. Those little guys are hilarious.
