Video on the iPhone – Sweet Solution Proposal

Sure, it will be a nice day when the iPhone finally incorporates Flash (not to mention cut&paste) but that doesn’t really get me excited.

However, Mashable has an insider look at an app being developed by the gang at Revision3 that is just what the doctor ordered.

How totally cool and smart.  All their programming in one place, constantly updated and allowing me, the viewer, the follow the shows I like and discover new ones.

Is this sort of what we will get with the addition of podcast downloads? A bit, but this is so much more dynamic and allows the content distributor to control their own environment.

What is holding back these sorts of apps, Apple?!

On My Phone – More Video Please!

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The US lags way behind much of Asia and Europe when it comes to watching video on our cell phones (question: how many people need to ditch their landlines before we can just say “phone” and everyone know we mean “cell phone?”).

Mashable has a good look at what’s holding us back (technology, lack of rich content, etc.) and sees some hope in the future.

I think that wider adoption on mobile video viewing will come quickly, especially as handsets like the iPhone make the viewing process much more enjoyable.  The iPhone’s lack of Flash-compatibilty is the only thing that stops me from watching loads of videos online while I’m away from my laptop.

It would also be a great boon to producers and distributors of things like webseries that could automatically push new episodes to your phone much like you can have email pushed.

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