Saturday, May 22, 2010

Clicker.tv is a Remote-Friendly Webapp for Streaming TV

Clicker.tv is a Remote-Friendly Webapp for Streaming TV Previously mentioned web service Clicker.com aggregates tons of streaming television sources online, and an app has already been released for Boxee. But if you're not using Boxee on your media center, Clicker.tv provides a remote control friendly interface through your HTML5-compatible browser.

While the Hulu plug-in for Boxee and XBMC got shut down, there are a few other options for watching streaming television on your Media Center. However, with the release of Clicker.tv, a remote-controllable interface for Clicker.com, you can browse through Hulu and other networks' online selections without having to get out your keyboard and mouse—and no matter what software you're using.

It's not as clean as a native plug-in might be (because it still has to run in your browser), but it also works with any setup you have. There are still a few missing features, especially in cases where you're directed to outside sites like Hulu instead of watching within Clicker.tv. Since other sites aren't made to be used with remotes, there's not necessarily an easy way to jump to full screen or go to the next episode. Clicker.tv is still in beta, though, and they say they have some plans on working out these kinks in the future. Hit the link to check it out.

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