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Snapstream industrial-strength DVR gets Mac browser client
Snapstream is an enterprise-level TV monitoring service. It's used mostly by news organizations and companies to keep an eye on what's happening on television every night, looking for a certain piece of video or bit of text or speech (the Daily Show famously uses it to keep track of all of that news footage John Stewart makes fun of every night). And despite its popularity, it's only been available on Windows -- until now. Unfortunately, there's still not a dedicated Mac client, but there is a new web interface that Macs can access and use through the browser. The browser client will do everything the full client can, which means even users on Macs can search through TV broadcasts and find what they need. Users can grab that video and transcode it on the server off to a more web-friendly format. If your company uses Snapstream (or has been thinking about using it), but was waiting for a Mac client, now's your chance.
iPod touch 2G finally jailbroken with NitroKey
The iPhone Dev Team hackers have been teasing their redsn0w iPod touch jailbreak for what seems like forever now, but those you tired of waiting might want to check out the just-released NitroKey Slipstream. The $15 software does its thing on the 2.2.1 firmware, and automatically installs Cydia for all that jailbroken app action you crave -- including the new paid apps store. Windows-only for now, but there's apparently a Mac version in the works -- hopefully we'll see the free redsn0w take the lead back on that front. Report back if you take the plunge, would you?
Cinemassively: The Future is Hear
Jim Gustafson's production company in Second Life, Slipstream Productions, has released the first episode, The Future is Hear, of a planned sci-fi series, Slipstream. In this inaugural machinima, a man learns that greed can get the best of him. While there are some rough shots in certain scenes, this is one of the most engaging storylines we've seen come out of SL. Once we started watching the video, we soon forgot that it was even made in a virtual world and paid more attention to the content. We totally didn't see the ending coming! With a large cast of characters and an even longer list of thanks in the credits, there is already plenty of support for this project. We look forward to seeing the second episode![Thanks, Troy!]If you have machinima or movie suggestions from any MMO, please send them to machinima AT massively DOT com, along with any information you might have about them.
