The Joost Vision Roadmap
What can be expected of Joost a few years down the line?
Niklas Zennstroem, co-developer of Joost, sees a future where everything will be an internet device. We are already seeing cell phones, PDA’s, cameras and the Internet in a single product. The Apple iPhone has taken it one step further by adding a music player and an intuitive user interface. Not to mention video playback and bluetooth ability.
We are seeing personal computers act like televisions with advances such as Tivo and other digital media recorders. Most cars now have high tech navigation systems that interact with the the center console, cell phones, and provide dynamic information like traffic and weather. The world is growing towards the anticipated digital convergence and the long-term roadmap of Joost is very much dependent on the future of these digital devices.
In a world where everything will be connected and users can access anything from anywhere, on-demand media content is what the users will want. And thats where Joost comes in. Zennstroem sees televisions becoming more and more like a computer with internet enabled. Once that happens, televisions will no longer have to rely on “big bulky networks” .
Joost offers a platform for both small and large content producers. A platform that caters to the rapidly growing video on-demand market. “Even a small film producer can become a broadcaster,” Zennstroem says. “That’s the vision.”
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