Hmm, I wonder if this will open up Netflix to viewing on my Touchpad? That would be great to have all of those shows at my fingertips. (I personally am thinking all of Star Trek and Power Rangers ready to go anywhere I have WiFi.)
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:48:06 AM UTC-4, cwpreston wrote: > I've read that Nintendo is discontinuing some Wii services. Not sure if > that would impact its ability to stream Netflix or the possibility of an > update. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 16, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Probably not, unless Nintendo decides to issue a firmware update to > support HTML5 in its browser. > However, the article I read earlier this morning regarding Netflix's > decision to use HTML5 is all based on whether they can get past DRM or not. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Dug B. <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Think they'll be able to make it fly on older devices like the wii? >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Jennifer Walker >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Definitely a good thing! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Edward Crosby >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed. This is good news. >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>> Have a Better One, >>>> Edward Crosby >>>> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Cary Preston >>>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Such welcome news. Silverlight has always been a pain in the ass; >>>>> sporadic updates that were awkwardly implemented and less-than-stellar >>>>> support from Microsoft. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.slashgear.com/netflix-switching-to-html5-video-from-silverlight-15277927/ >>>>> >>>>> Netflix switching to HTML5 video from Silverlight >>>>> >>>>> When Microsoft <http://www.slashgear.com/tags/microsoft/> announced >>>>> that Silverlight <http://www.slashgear.com/tags/silverlight/> would >>>>> be coming to an end in 2021, it gave companies that utilize the video >>>>> technology less than a decade to gravitate to an alternative. Perhaps the >>>>> biggest and most prolific user of Silverlight is Netflix, which takes >>>>> advantage of its “high-quality streaming experience” for Watch Instantly. >>>>> Today the company announced that in light of Microsoft’s announcement, it >>>>> will be switching to HTML5 video. >>>>> >>>>> [image: netflix-logo] >>>>> >>>>> Netflix talks about the reality of video plugins, making specific >>>>> mentions of browsers that don’t support them (Internet Explorer in Metro >>>>> Mode, for example), as well as the security risk using plugins can pose. >>>>> Moving to HTML5 from Silverlight will take care of these two issues, and >>>>> will open up the ability to watch instant video via the service on a >>>>> wider >>>>> range of devices and browsers. >>>>> >>>>> For now, Netflix is waiting to make the switch on what it calls three >>>>> “premium video extensions”: Media Source Extensions, Encrypted Media >>>>> Extensions, and Web Cryptography API. The company says it is working with >>>>> industry leaders, and that these initiatives will be the solution to >>>>> current issues with delivering video in the absense of a plugin like >>>>> Silverlight. >>>>> >>>>> The first iteration of this has been pushed out for the Samsung >>>>> ARM-based Chromebook, which takes advantage of the Media Source >>>>> Extensions >>>>> and Encrypted Media Extensions in Chrome browser to deliver >>>>> Silverlight-free video content. According to Netflix, Web Cryptography >>>>> API >>>>> isn’t in use on the Chromebook yet, instead being replaced with Netflix’s >>>>> own Pepper Plugin API. The PPAPI plugin will be swapped out with >>>>> WebCrypto >>>>> when it is available via Chrome, at which point HTML5 video testing will >>>>> start for OS X and Windows. >>>>> >>>>> [via >>>>> <http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/04/html5-video-at-netflix.html>Netflix] >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<javascript:> >>>>> . >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<javascript:> >>>> . >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jennifer "Scraps" Walker >>> >>> The Helper Monkey Network >>> http://www.jenniferwalkeronline.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >>> . >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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