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Joost Should be Under FrontRow
February 15th, 2007 by dan
I got invited to try it out. Since it’s been widely covered I’ll spare you the trivia.
More so, it’s not even the kind of app to be run on hotspots due to above-average network and internet bandwidth it requires. Not less newsworthy is the fact that some hotspot settings, even much of our own, block some ports required by the new TV venture to run. Joost is not really *the* wireless if fun staff pick killer app, but I’ve come to value the concept a whole lot. Here’s why!I’m mainly a Mac user. A PowerPC G4 user, that is. So I couldn’t have a Mac experience with Joost yet. A limited beta release for Intel Macs was internally made available and there’s hope for the rest of us using old chips. I’ve been confined to go back to Windows to be able to get the feel of Joost. That was a huge effort for me as I haven’t come close to a PC box for casual use in more than a year, without even missing the old buggy XP.
The fact of the matter is that Joost is not so much a player, but an advanced streaming technology base on peers (something you’ve seen at Skype). That’s brilliant and is the genius behind the scenes, making it all run smoothly. It’s common sense, you’d say, to have P2P A/V when you read the specs sheet. But up until now there’s no other major league in prime-time other than these guys! It has been a rather overwhelming experience using the software because it’s one of those new things that like to have an all new approach. The learning curve is kind of steep even for a power user, fact that gave me some ideas.
Having been loured and mesmerized by Apple’s Front Row I can’t stop thinking how it would be if the two, FR and Joost, would be integrated. This is because I like the simple FR interface and the technology behind Joost.
It’s hardly unlikely that we’ll have, even in some foggy future, a venture of this kind. Of course, if Joost was only one of the scroll options under Videos in FrontRow, they’d fear getting lost in blurry waters. Which is acceptable to say the least.
It’s all beta and seeking a course. I suppose we could change and shape Joost to make it more of what we want it to be, rather than leaving it to the decisions of the developers. Sometimes entrepreneurs have great ideas but implement them badly. With all those good intentions, it’s the consumers that buy or ditch.
Joost is great! So you do want to consider it and give it a try! They have a “signup” section for beta on their site.
You could also wait for us to get some tokens as we’ll share them with you.
I will send Joost invites to the first people who post a comment here!
Remember, you can never know how many tokens Joost will award me with, so I can guarantee no numbers.
Posted in All Wireless, Skype, Fun | 
February 15th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Sounds interesting. I’d like to check it out.
February 15th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Can I please have a Joost invite? I have been looking for a while now, and would love to try it out. Thanks! :)
February 16th, 2007 at 3:29 am
I would love to try out Joost if you have any invites left. Thanks!
February 16th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
As soon as we get some invites, if we do, you will have one :)
February 17th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Let’s see. I live in China with only one lame English station and really want to try this out…mainly to get some more stuff for my 2 year old son to watch…so I’d love an invite please!??
February 19th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Joost will be a nice addition to TV as we know it. Im writing my bba thesis on internet TV and still hoping for an invite to the beta. Would be cool as a consumer too.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
I would love to try this new Joost thing!! I’ve applied for a beta at joost.com, but if i could get an invite here that would be great! my mail is ****.***@****.***
February 19th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
We’ll hand out the invites on a fist come/first served basis, as soon as we get them. Remember, there’s no need to include your email address in the comment body. The WiF crew can see the ones you fill in when you make the comment, so make sure it’s correct! Thanx! :)
February 20th, 2007 at 2:26 am
Joost could be the next big digital medium to hit the scene if they are able to swing desirable content. I’d love to try it out :)
February 20th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Hi from South Africa. I’d be grateful for an invite for Joost! Sounds like it will make normal TV obsolete.
February 20th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I would love to get a token. I have been in line to get an invite from Joost beta for a while and still haven’t heard anything from them yet. Thanks for the offer.
February 20th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
If you get any invites, I would love to have one!
Thanks
February 21st, 2007 at 9:30 am
I have been waiting months to be apart of this, although still have no email back from them saying i can join. So.. an invite would be fantastic.
February 21st, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Signed up at Joost, but would love an invite. It’s an exciting idea, one that makes a lot of sense.
February 21st, 2007 at 8:07 pm
I would like to have an invite. Its been a while i applied for joost beta. I know its special, as its from Skype founders.Lets wait and see.
Thanks
February 21st, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Am I really only the 16th one to politely ask for an invite?
Hopefully there will be enough invites to go all the way down to my entry, and beyond!
Also waiting for Beta testing to go through.
Thanks for a good and honest initiative, offering total strangers (like me) invitations (if you get that many).
Be well!
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 am
I would be great to check it out. It hope it gives the cable companies a run for their money
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Nice site… fellow Mac user who would love to check out Joost.
February 25th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Looks intresting I’d certainly would like an invite.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
An invite would be appreciated :)
March 1st, 2007 at 2:20 am
OK. Sean gets the first invite! More to come!
March 8th, 2007 at 3:17 am
I would love and invite Thank you
March 30th, 2007 at 7:36 am
[…] Now here’s some fresh Joost vs Apple news! Yeah, ‘I told you so’ is on my lips. Remember the article ‘Joost should be under FrontRow?‘ we published a little ago? […]
April 19th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Dear Joost beta tester,
I am very interested in Joost TV. I wonder if you send me an invitation for Joost beta. Thanks in advance.
Regards Leonard Hugo
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:13 am
Done! Everyone has their invitations sent. It took a while to receive that many from Joost, and forever more to send them to all of you. May you have fun using it!
Dan-