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Popcorn Player: Free Holo-Themed Floating Video Player For Android

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With the conception of the very first floating Android app, one thing was for sure: the idea is bound to become an instant hit among users. As expected, ever since then, Google Play Store has regularly been bombarded with numerous apps based on the concept of popup/floating/resizable window(s). In terms of free and most feature-rich video playing & streaming apps belonging to said genre, Super Video Floating & Popup and MoboPlayer by Mobo Team are the two that deserve a mention. If you’re still undecided over selection between both said candidates, we’re going to make the task even more difficult for you, as a new ‘player’ has just appeared on the horizon; it’s called Popcorn Player, and has simplicity and intuitiveness written all over it. Like both aforementioned apps, Popcorn Player supports playing and streaming high quality videos through an omnipresent resizable, movable and floating window, as well as in full-screen mode. Designed to run specifically on Honeycomb or higher Android devices, this Holo-themed app lets you simultaneously enjoy a couple of different videos, whether local or those fetched directly from YouTube. It supports playing/streaming videos in MP4 and WebM formats, lets you minimize player window to easily navigate to your required app/homescreen, keeps track of the last played position of each video, and on top of all that, doesn’t annoy you with on-screen ads. Read More

CherryPlayer: Feature-Rich Streaming Media Player With YouTube Support

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Media players are an essential part of any multimedia device. Smartphones, notebooks, tablets – all these gadgets carry a default media player application to address users’ need to play their favorite audio and video content. Although stock multimedia players pretty much do the job for casual users, third party applications simply offer a lot more. I have reviewed a bunch of media player for Windows from time to time, and today I present to you another one called CherryPlayer. I have to admit, the application does look beautiful with snazzy interface design and a slew of features, such as ability to stream music from Last.fm, play and download YouTube videos, search online music from VK.com (an European social networking website) and then some. Of course, it can also play media files from your local directory, supporting various file formats, and didn’t encounter any problems playing all the audio/video files I threw at it. Read More

SVPtube: Copy URLs Of YouTube Videos To Stream Them On Your Favorite Media Player

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YouTube has been cited as the most popular video streaming website on the internet. In fact, it is but a glimpse of what Web 3.0 might have to offer to the internet users. After having been widely acclaimed around the globe, time has taken us to a point where YouTube can not only be streamed on your desktop, but also, on Smartphones, Tablets, TVs, Laptops, Netbooks and Ultrabooks. While the videos are streamed and watched directly from within your web browser on Google’s own API, wouldn’t it have been better if you could use your favorite media player to watch those videos? In this way, not only you could customize the playback, but also, as flash streaming consumes more battery, your regular video player could save you the juice by using codecs and hardware acceleration. If something like this you’ve been looking for, then consider your wish granted, as SVPtube brings this concept to reality. It allows you to grab and stream YouTube videos directly on your regular media player. Good thing is, most of the major media players are supported, including KMPlayer, VLC and Media Player Classic, just to name a few. It simply does so by silently sitting on the system tray, and automatically triggers the media player should you copy a YouTube video’s URL to the clipboard. Does it fare well with Google’s integrated flash player? Let’s find out. Read More

Super Video Is A Free, Resizable Floating Video Player For Android

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The concept of ‘floating apps’ is fast transforming into a pretty handy way of helping Android users extract the maximum performance out of their immensely powerful devices, while at the same time, letting them enjoy the true essence of multitasking on a mobile device. Previously reviewed calculator app, AirCalc, is a very fine example of a neatly-designed and simple floating app, which remains persistently visible on any Android screen that you navigate to. Over a period of time, the concept of floating apps has been employed on far more diverse app categories, and Android users these days find themselves surrounded by a healthy number of floating video players in the Google Play Store. However, the catch with most of these ‘floating players’ is that they come tied with a hefty price tag, which is not the case with Super Video, Floating & Popup – a comprehensive video streaming and playing Android app that lets you simultaneously play multiple local and YouTube videos through various resizable and movable floating windows. Read More

Broadcast Live Video Over The Web With Live Reporter For Android

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How would you react if provided a chance to stream your video recordings on the internet LIVE? Yes, here is an Android app called Live Reporter for fanatic video-makers that can record, publish and save live videos made from your device, thereby allowing you to share the most memorable events with your friends, live. The app is affiliated with LivingScoop website where all your recordings are published and stored. To stream and save videos, you must be logged in with a LivingScoop account. Signing up on LivingScoop is free and does not take more than 5 minutes. However, your audience does not need to be registered with said service to watch your videos. Read More

Air Stream Media Player – Stream Videos & Photos From iOS Devices To Windows PC via AirPlay

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If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 4.2 later, you should know you don’t need to buy an AirPlay receiver device to make use of the integrated AirPlay feature. While there are already a couple of solutions for Mac (such as AirPlayer and AirServer), users with Windows-powered computers needn’t despair either. Like (previously covered) Shareport4w for Windows, Air Stream Media Player streams media from from your iOS device to your Windows PC over a shared WiFi network. But while the former only streams music, Air Stream only streams videos (this includes YouTube videos) and photos. What’s the point? No wires and no waiting for your device to sync – that’s what. The next time your friend visits you with his iPhone after a hiking trip, you needn’t plug it in, login with his Apple ID and wait for it to sync just to view a couple of pictures and a few minutes of recorded video. Read More

Streaming Video Download Software [Mac/Windows/Linux]

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Streaming videos are they next big thing, or rather, have now become the current big thing over the internet. Unfortunately, most video websites do not allow a user to download these videos but rather just watch them online. While many downloader software are out there, none provide a coverage and conversion options as much as xVideoServiceTheif (a.k.a xVST). Buckle in as we take you for a ride with this wonderful tool. Read More