Kinoma Notes

Since the launch of the original Kinoma Player in 2002, Kinoma has led the way in mobile media technology. The platform first established in Kinoma Player lives on not only in Kinoma’s flagship product — Kinoma Play — but also in products from companies including Sony and Sling Media.

As Palm OS fades into the sunset, we’ve had a lot of folks ask what our plans are. Today we’re announcing that we’ll be ending sales and support for Palm OS products in order to focus completely on current phone OSs.

If you’re a Palm OS user, here’s what you need to know: Kinoma will be ending sales of Kinoma Player 4 EX on 8/1/2010. We’ll continue to offer support, including any necessary security and critical fixes, until 10/1/2010. Effective 10/1/2010, Kinoma will offer only community-based support Kinoma Player 4 EX via our forum at forum.kinoma.com.

We’re also ending sales and support for Kinoma Producer for Windows and Mac OS on the same schedule.

We’d like to thank everyone who’s supported these products, and helped pioneer the now-common sight of people enjoying music, movies, podcasts and audiobooks on phones. You were ahead of your time, and when you upgrade your phone we hope you’ll choose Kinoma Play.

Did you know there are hundreds of webcams available in Kinoma Guide? In Travel & Weather you’ll find webcams that let you travel virtually to places like:

• Zoos
• Universities
• Vacation spots
• Museums and galleries

Today we updated Kinoma Guide with London traffic cameras — 177 of them! They’re all over the city at key sites, giving you a live pictures of what’s happening on London’s streets.

These cameras are managed by Transport for London, the government body responsible for managing most aspects of the Greater London transport system.

If you travel through London, these cameras can be very helpful for following traffic and planning routes accordingly. Otherwise, they’re a great view into everyday life in one of the world’s greatest cities.

Where do I find them?

You’ll find all of these shows in Kinoma Guide > Travel & Weather > Traffic Information > London Traffic Cameras. Or just search for “london”.

Enjoy!

If you know have other favorite content that we should include in Kinoma Guide, send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com. We’ll add them ASAP for everyone to enjoy.

How is it possible that we’ve never before talked about the amazing TWiT netcast network shows available in Kinoma Play?

Let‘s fix that right now! Today we did a big update to Kinoma Play’s TWiT channel — it not only includes all the latest TWiT network shows, but video editions of most shows too!

The esteemed Leo Laporte is president and Chief TWiT, not to mention the host of This Week in Tech — the world’s most popular technology podcast. He’s also host of the nationally syndicated “Tech Guy” radio show.

• Daily Giz Wiz — The Giz Wiz digs into his massive gadget collection for the gadget of the day.
• Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour — An in-depth exploration of scientific topics ranging from climate change to nanotech, with neurophysiologist Dr. Kirsten Sanford. [Video edition available!]
• FLOSS Weekly — FLOSS all about Free Libre Open Source Software. Join the hosts as they talk with the most interesting and important people in the Open Source and Free Software community. [Video edition available!]
• Futures in Biotech — Explore the world of genetics, cloning, protein folding, genome mapping, and more with the most important researchers in biotech.
• Home Theater Geeks — Scott Wilkinson, online editor of UltimateAVmag.com and HomeTheaterMag.com, interviews the leaders and pioneers behind today’s home theater technology.
• Mac Break Weekly — Get the latest Mac news and views from the top journalists covering Apple today. [Video edition available!]
• Maxwell’s House — Ray Maxwell is a teacher, color scientist, pilot, photographer, Photoshop wizard and raconteur who each week takes on different real-world applications of complex scientific notions.
• Munchcast – Your weekly trip down junk food lane, Munchcast covers geek food in all its guises.
• net@night — Cool sites, viral videos, and funny and moving moments online. [Video edition available!]
• NSFW – Magician and scam artist Brian Brushwood teams with sidekick Justin Robert Young for a weekly irreverent fun fest featuring unusual guests, bizarre games, and strange and wonderful tales. [Video edition available!]
• Radio Leo — A compendium of netcasts from the Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. This feed includes all his audio releases and often includes his appearances on other netcasts.
• Security Now — Steve Gibson discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. [Video edition available!]
• Tech News Today — Tom Merritt and friends take you on a fun and friendly ride through the need-to-know tech news highlights of the day. [Video edition available!]
• The Tech Guy — The complete aircheck of Leo Laporte’s technology call-in radio show minus commercials, news, and traffic. [Video edition available!]
• This Week in Computer Hardware (TWiCH) — The latest in hardware, benchmarks, and not-yet-released products on the horizon.
• This Week in Fun — Each week, Sarah Lane and Martin Sargentcover the week’s news in a fast paced and irreverant romp.
• This Week in Google (TWiG) — The latest Google and cloud computing news. [Video edition available!]
• This Week in Law — Breaking issues in technology law including patents, copyrights, and more.
• This Week in Tech (TWiT) — Join Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and other tech luminaries in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends in digital technology. [Video edition available!]
• TWiT Live Specials — Leo Laporte and the TWiTs go off the beaten path to bring you non-standard shows from the network, including live-on-location events, special interviews, shows in beta, and geek conference expeditions. [Video edition available!]
• Windows Weekly — A look at all things Microsoft including Windows, Office and Xbox. [Video edition available!]

Where do I find them?

You’ll find all of these shows in Kinoma Guide > Providers > TWiT.tv. Or just search for “twit”.

Enjoy!

If you know have other favorite content that we should include in Kinoma Guide, send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com. We’ll add them ASAP for everyone to enjoy.

It’s Friday night, and we’ve got a piping-hot YouTube app update to go with your weekend.

This update is available right now. It includes enhanced support for YouTube channel subscriptions and supports even more kinds of YouTube content, including VEVO music videos.

YouTube Subscriptions

Kinoma Play + YouTube’s channel subscriptions are the best way to keep up with new videos from your favorite artists and other YouTube users.

You can subscribe to channels by everyone from musicians (“ladygagaofficial” for Lady Gaga), to movie studios (“SummitScreeningRoom” for Twilight trailers), to The Muppets (“MuppetsStudio“). Once you subscribe, new videos will automatically appear your YouTube app under Subscriptions, organized by channel.

This update increases the number of subscriptions you can have from 25 to infinity. Use this power wisely, and only for good (please).

VEVO

This update supports more kinds of YouTube content, including VEVO videos. That’s great news because VEVO is the YouTube partner site created by Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI – three of the world’s four major music labels.

With support for VEVO, this update opens up a new world of great music videos to Kinoma Play users.

How to update Kinoma Play’s YouTube app

Go to Kinoma Play’s Home screen, then choose Get Apps > YouTube and update.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?

We’d love to hear them. Come talk to us in our community forum.

FORA.tv is an enormous treasure of video on the people, issues and ideas that are changing the world.

Today, we’re glad to share that you can now use Kinoma Play on your phone to watch over 1,800 FORA.tv videos on demand.

“Fora” is the Latin plural of “forum”, and in that spirit Kinoma Play’s FORA.tv channel features “you are there” videos about the day’s most important technological, science, business, and cultural issues — all gathered from leading thinkers, institutions and conferences.

FORA.tv was selected for TIME.com’s 50 Best Websites of 2009, and we think you’ll find it to be one of the 50 best content collections in Kinoma Play, too.

Where to find it

You can find FORA.tv in Kinoma Guide > Arts & Culture > FORA.tv.

Enjoy!

As usual, this new Kinoma Guide content is free for all Kinoma Play customers.

If you have favorite podcasts, radio stations, video streams or other media, send a URL and short description to content@kinoma.com and we’ll add them to Kinoma Guide for all Kinoma Play customers to discover and enjoy.