As it was recently announced, the iphone will now be able to play youtube videos. I don't really see the point of this. I mean, the quality of a video on youtube is already sub par and would anyone want to really watch this on a device with a 3.5inch screen? Not to even mention that a person would have to be on a data plan to stream this content over the air. I am really curious to see where this iphone and youtube venture goes. Check out this article for a summary and it has a link to the Apple press release: http://solsie.com/iphone-got-its-own-youtube-player-apple-tv-got-youtube-today/ Other info: "It turns out the iPhone's mystery app is a custom YouTube viewer. The iPhone will play YouTube's videos using the H.264 codec(as will the AppleTV after an upgrade) for higher quality. From the look of it, it will take advantage of the iPhone's screen design and touch capabilities much more than watching videos in the iPhone's version of Safari would. The videos can be streamed via a Wi-Fi connection or the EDGE network." Source:Slashdot Knoc
If I had an iPhone, I'd use the YouTube feature. I don't watch any youtube videos in full screen anyways... they already look 3.5" to me, haha. I'd be able to surf youtube and show friends cool videos anytime anywhere... I think that's pretty cool actually.
