Joost update and Mac version alpha available
The buzzworthy TV-over-the-internet service, Joost, which lets you watch free TV using P2P protocols to download data, and which I’ve had the pleasure to review a couple of weeks ago, has a new version out: 0.7.4. It’s still beta, it’s still invite only, but it has a number of new features and bug fixes. These include the addition of local support, several cosmetic changes to the interface, and resolving the problems some users had with firewalls and virus scanners.
More importantly, Joost alpha for Mac is available, so Mac lovers (or at least a small number of them, until Joost goes public) will also be able to enjoy free television. If the alpha testing goes well, Joost beta for Mac should appear next week. If you’re registered as a Joost beta user, you can download the installation version here.
This version is just what it says: an alpha. So, users should expect many quirks, among which are slow startup, flickering in the Dock during startup, barely readable text in some places, and the occasional crash here and there.
Linux users will wait just a little bit longer for their free TV fix. Although the official Joost FAQ says that a Linux version is ‘in the works’, there’s no word on a Linux alpha just yet.
March 7th, 2007 at 11:43 am
heya… wondering if you could send me an invite for joost! we use a mac. and we are living overseas in copenhagen for a while, and missing some english TV. hope you can help!
Thanks,
Esteban.
April 10th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I’ve got a mac, too. I can test, too. Can I get an invite?
All the best,
Hector
May 1st, 2007 at 7:01 am
Hi! I’m a Mac user living overseas too and found your blog through a Google search. I know you don’t know me, but I would really like a chance to check out Joost. Any possibility of getting an invite? Thanks,
Adam C
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:39 am
Hi! I live in the UK and miss North American TV as I am Canadian at heart. Could you send me an invite to review Joost Beta for Mac.
regards
S
May 2nd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
I just found JOOST and it sounds absolutely wonderful. I would very much like an invite if at all possible!! Thanks so much!!
May 9th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I also would very much like an invite please. Thanks!
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May 10th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Once again, the future we dreamed of, arrives !
I’d really appreciate the opportunity to try Joost.
The “Wired” article was excellent.
Congrats,
AGJH
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