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images/news/internet.jpgWeb browser TV watching not doing it for you? Hulu on Thursday introduced a downloadable desktop version of its video Web site.
Hulu Desktop provides access to Hulu content for a "rich, full-screen" video watching experience, Hulu said in a blog post. The offering is available on Windows and Mac – but not on Linux – and can be controlled via mouse, keyboard, or any six-button PC or Mac remote control.
"Hulu Desktop was built by a small group on our engineering team who asked themselves one day: how can we make it easier for users to immerse themselves in the great shows and movies Hulu is fortunate to have access to?" Hulu wrote. "Our answer was to build a new PC and Mac application that gives users the option to step outside of their browser, keyboard and mouse and into something different."
Desktop is part of Hulu Labs, a new beta section on the site that will provide sneak peaks at upcoming material.
"From new recommendation algorithms to tools for building custom widgets to a time-based view for browsing your favorite shows, we'll be sharing a variety of these new creations with you at Hulu Labs," the company said.
Can you get everything on Hulu Desktop that you find on Hulu.com?
"Generally speaking the Hulu library on Hulu.com will be available through Hulu Desktop," Hulu said on its site. "While our goal is to have the same content library available on through all of our distribution channels, we work together with our partners to determine availability of their content on these various channels."
You don't need to set up an account to download and watch Hulu content, but you will need to sign in to access your queue, history, subscriptions, playback quality and closed captioning preferences. Profile details, privacy settings and friends are not accessible from Hulu Desktop.
The download will require at least 2GB of RAM, a Flash installation, and Windows XP or Mac OS v10.4 or later.
In April, Hulu announced that it will soon add content from ABC, making CBS that only major network that does not contribute to Hulu.com.
hulu Desktop
Via: PCMag
Hulu Desktop provides access to Hulu content for a "rich, full-screen" video watching experience, Hulu said in a blog post. The offering is available on Windows and Mac – but not on Linux – and can be controlled via mouse, keyboard, or any six-button PC or Mac remote control.
"Hulu Desktop was built by a small group on our engineering team who asked themselves one day: how can we make it easier for users to immerse themselves in the great shows and movies Hulu is fortunate to have access to?" Hulu wrote. "Our answer was to build a new PC and Mac application that gives users the option to step outside of their browser, keyboard and mouse and into something different."
Desktop is part of Hulu Labs, a new beta section on the site that will provide sneak peaks at upcoming material.
"From new recommendation algorithms to tools for building custom widgets to a time-based view for browsing your favorite shows, we'll be sharing a variety of these new creations with you at Hulu Labs," the company said.
Can you get everything on Hulu Desktop that you find on Hulu.com?
"Generally speaking the Hulu library on Hulu.com will be available through Hulu Desktop," Hulu said on its site. "While our goal is to have the same content library available on through all of our distribution channels, we work together with our partners to determine availability of their content on these various channels."
You don't need to set up an account to download and watch Hulu content, but you will need to sign in to access your queue, history, subscriptions, playback quality and closed captioning preferences. Profile details, privacy settings and friends are not accessible from Hulu Desktop.
The download will require at least 2GB of RAM, a Flash installation, and Windows XP or Mac OS v10.4 or later.
In April, Hulu announced that it will soon add content from ABC, making CBS that only major network that does not contribute to Hulu.com.
hulu Desktop
Via: PCMag
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