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Cinetonic: Watch YouTube Videos With Theater Effects [Firefox/ Chrome]

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If you're bored of watching YouTube videos in the same old interface and want to experience the infamous video service in a different way, then Cinetonic is a Chrome and Firefox extension that you need. This handy tool lets you search YouTube videos right from your toolbar and displays them in a slick, cinema-like interface. Moreover, you can apply different color schemes to the interface and auto-replay videos. Additionally, you can increase or decrease the player's volume by rolling the mouse wheel over the video. Video search results can also be sorted by Relevance, Upload date, View Count, Rating, HD and 3D. Read More

Tubeacco: Search, Manage & View YouTube Videos On iPhone

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YouTube has become such an important part of our life, that we end up visiting the video hosting giant at least once every day.  The popularity on mobile based devices, especially iOS devices, has led to the development of a lot of third party apps related to YouTube. We have covered such apps earlier, like Video Time Machine, Clik and now, Tubeacco for YouTube is the latest addition to this list. On the surface Tubeacco might not have any distinguishing features, but it sports a combination of features which are simply cooler than those found in its competitors. Another thing which compelled us to review the app, is its neat interface. There aren’t too many bells and whistles attached to Tubeacco, and that’s what makes this app so different from others. Read More

View Desktop Notifications For YouTube Video Playback [Chrome]

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Chrome is a web browser (and sometimes it tries to be an operating system), and while its speed and clean interface is what comes to mind when you ask what makes it so good but there are more features to it that developers love taking advantage of like the built-in desktop notifications. There are a ton of extensions available that will notify if you have new email in Gmail, if you a new song is played on Pandora or if one of your Google contacts signs in. Now Playing Pop-up For YouTube is a tiny but handy extension for Google Chrome that notifies you every time a new song on YouTube is changed. The title of the song, along with the artist’s name, is displayed as a desktop notification. So, whenever you're listening to a playlist or channel and working online at the same time, you will be able to view the song and artist’s name in a pop-up. The nice thing is that the notifications are displayed even when you're visiting a different site or the Chrome window is minimized. With it, you can always keep track of the songs that you're listening to, and if you don’t really like a song, you can quickly change it by looking at the title instead of waiting for it to start. Read More

Video Time Machine: Watch Videos From The 1800s To The Present [iOS]

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Most of us know which is the most viewed video on YouTube, but have you ever wondered which one is the oldest footage which you can view on the popular video hosting service? Even if you haven’t, we think you will be interested in the fun little iPhone/ iPad app named Video Time Machine. The app is pretty simple on the surface, but you can spend hours of fun if you like watching random YouTube videos. The app will let you watch videos based on the year they were originally shot in. This might not sound like too much fun for recent videos, but wait till you find out the time range covered by this app. Video Time Machine features videos from 1896 to 2011! Of course, video cameras weren't around in the late 1800s, but the videos available from that era are actually collections of photos. The app also supports category filters, making it it perfect for some random video browsing. Read More

PrimeTube: A Beautiful YouTube Client For Windows Phone 7

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The official YouTube client for Windows Phone 7 has come under heavy fire from users due to its lackluster interface and the missing features, which can be easily accessed from even the mobile web version of the video hosting service. This has lead to the release of a number of third-party YouTube clients for WP7, and with the release of Mango, the number of such apps increased exponentially. We have covered many YouTube clients for WP7 like YouTube Pro but none has been as gorgeous and beautiful as PrimeTube. The app is a pinnacle of metro interface, and has all the features which account for a good YouTube client on any platform. You can know more about the app by heading past the break. Read More

Drag & Resize YouTube Video Player To Any Resolution [Chrome]

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Videos on YouTube are available in several different resolutions, anything from 240p to 1024p. While a video may be available in as many as 5 different resolutions, the player itself can only be resized to three different size; the normal default size which is the smallest, the larger size that takes up most of the top half and pushes comments down being the medium size and full screen which isn’t as much of a ‘size’ since it takes up all of the screen. For viewers on rather large or relatively small screens, these player choices don’t offer much flexibility. Video Resizer For YT is an extension for Chrome that provides seamless video scaling, and allows you to resize the video player on YouTube to any size. Once you’ve installed the extension, hover your mouse over the black background, and drag to resize the video to whatever size you want. As you resize videos, the resolution changes accordingly so that you don’t have t change it yourself. Read More

Pause Videos & Save To Watch Later From Where You Left Off [Chrome]

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Sometimes, while watching videos on websites like YouTube, Hulu and Vimeo, we need to stop the video because we’re short on time or might have to do something else. Situations like these can be really annoying, especially when you don’t know where you left off. Pause For Later is a Chrome extension that allows you to pause videos and save them for watching later, when you have more time at hand. After installing the extension, click the button in the toolbar to pause and save videos. Moreover, videos are saved along with the Time Remaining, Paused and Position information. You may watch videos right from where you left off. Read More

Janus: View Likes/Dislikes Under YouTube Video Thumbnails [Firefox]

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Browsing YouTube can be quite entertaining, but sometimes you get to a point where you start coming across ridiculous videos, even though they have high view counts. This means that a view count can be quite misleading and you shouldn’t really judge a YouTube video based on that alone. Previously, we covered a Chrome extension called YouTube Ratings Preview, that displayed a like bar on YouTube video thumbnails. Janus is s similar Firefox add-on that adds a like/dislike bar under YouTube video thumbnails in both featured videos, search results and related videos. This like/dislike bar allows you to decide whether or not to watch a particular video. Read More

Storify: Use Internet Photos, Videos & Text To Write Stories [iPad]

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Writing isn’t easy, specially if you have to start something from the scratch. A writer’s block occurs so frequently that there are many iPhone apps designed to let users overcome this bane of people who have to be creative on regular basis. When you surf the iOS App Store, you will come across apps like Opuss and Storytree, which are pretty good options for letting people write with ease, and overcoming any kind of mental block. Storify is a new app in this genre (although the web service has been around for quite a while), and using this iPad app, you can start creating masterpieces using (via drag and drop) images, videos and updates from various sources like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and Google. Read More

Control YouTube Volume & Other Settings From The Toolbar [Chrome]

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YouTube lets you control the volume of videos independently of each other, i.e., if you have videos open across several tabs, you can set a different volume level for each one. In many instances, like when you’re multitasking, you may prefer to listen to a video instead of watching it so that you can work in another tab. All this works fine until you have to stop the video and/or play another one. Not only do you have to stop what you’re working on but, if you’ve got something like a million tabs open across a hundred windows (hypothetical figures used as example) you have to find the tab before you can play a video.  YouTube Volume Controller, a Chrome extension, adds a button next to the URL bar which opens a miscellaneous control panel for all YouTube videos you have open across tabs and windows. The controls allow you to change the general settings for a video like the volume level and specifically play, pause, loop or forward and rewind it by 5 seconds. Read More

Clik: YouTube Remote Control, Streams Videos To Desktop [Android, iOS]

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Looks like the popular YouTube Remote app just got some competition! The team behind the famous cross-platform IM app, Kik Messenger, has rolled out a brand new Android and iOS app called Clik that works on more or less the same grounds as Google’s very own YouTube Remote app. The app, in combination with any flash-enabled desktop browser, can be used to access, search for, stream and control YouTube videos from your mobile device straight to your computer’s web browser. The process behind Clik is simple. Just open Clikthis.com on your desktop browser, and using the Clik app on your device, scan the unique QR code on the website. This will launch the app’s native YouTube explorer interface on your device, using which you can browse or search for any video on YouTube. The selected video is then streamed directly on the web browser in fullscreen, and can be controlled via the app running on your device. No need to set up any desktop servers, or log in to any services. Read More

Search & Sort YouTube Comments And Remove Spam [Chrome]

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YouTube Comment Retriever is an extension for Chrome that sifts trough thousands of comments on YouTube videos and brings to you comments that you are interested in. It works by removing spam and other irrelevant content from the comments. The extension is also highly configurable, and is a must for both producers and regular users of YouTube. With it, users will be able block unwanted content and spam. The search feature is quite useful and lets you filter comments. Moreover, the extension be customized according to your preferences by changing the maximum pages to load, max comments to display, width of panel options and more from the settings.  Read More

Preview YouTube Videos And Get Detailed User Statistics In Chrome

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Often, when we are searching YouTube for a particular video, we come across dozens of videos with similar titles. So, we start opening these videos in new tabs, in order to find out which is the right one or has an acceptable quality. This process can not only be tiring, but it is also quite time consuming. YouTube Preview, a Chrome extension, solves this common problem and helps you decide whether its worth watching a video before opening it by displaying a video preview. It also allows you to see the positive percentage and reaction from the users (this includes YouTube likes, Facebook likes and Twitter shares). Next to each video, you will find the Total Reactions per 100 views of the YouTube videos. The extension allows you to skim through YouTube videos with speed. When you hover your mouse over a video, it is played 1.4 times faster than the normal speed in a compact player and the video can also be played at a normal speed by hovering the mouse over the video. Read More

Youtube Live: Stream Live Channels From YouTube [Windows Phone 7]

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Most people use YouTube for watching videos which have been uploaded by other people for a variety of purposes, but there is more to YouTube than that. There are a lot of channels (mostly related to news) on the famous video hosting service, which broadcast live streams, and you can watch them just like TV. However, it’s a whole different issue trying to track down all such channels, and to know when exactly will your required stream go live. That’s what Youtube Live is for. This newly released Windows Phone 7 app integrates all live streams on offer at YouTube, and you can browse through them at your leisure. The app truly turns your Windows Phone device into a television of sorts. Read More

Buffer, Replay And Change Quality & Size Of YouTube Videos [Chrome]

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SmartVideo For YouTube, a Chrome extension, allows users to control YouTube video playback with a number of settings and options. The settings can be configured from Options, and once you’ve set your preferences, the extension’s Smart Buffer kicks in. This smart buffer is specially useful for slow connections, while other options include auto loop, buffer preferences, quality selection feature, video size and more. All these settings also work with embedded YouTube videos. With global preferences, videos can start as soon as the page loads, when the video is completely buffered or when a certain percentage is reached. Along with the buffering options, a video can be set to play only when you click it. Once the video is buffered, notifications (sound or desktop) are displayed instead of playing the video. You can also set the default video quality and size according to your preferences. The Loop option allows you to replay videos and videos are switched to full screen when in HD. Read More

UnoTelly Lets You Visit Websites Blocked In Your Country

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Internet censorship has been in the limelight for the past few weeks, due to the SOPA & PIPA bills originated in US and ACTA from Europe. What's the reason behind those bills and what political tensions are ensuing such change is just another debate. However, according to Wikipedia, “Internet censorship is the control or suppression of publishing of, or access to information on the internet”. A lot of times, when visiting a website, or specially when browsing on YouTube, instead of the website or the video itself, we see a message saying that the particular item is not available in our country. Suddenly you turn extremely furious, and if the video was of something great importance to you, it looks like it ruined your day. What is most annoying about seeing that message is that there is no explanation as to why the particular content is blocked. Both religious and political aspects for that matter, can cause the blockage. Finding out the reason is probably something beyond your control, but what you can still do is actually visit the website or watch the video using tools such as SecurityKiss and TunnelBear, which grant you access in one way or the other. Another addition to the family is UnoTelly, a portable application for Windows that allows you to access a lot of blocked website, including Hulu, Netflix, ABC, Fox, CBS etc. More details on UnoTelly up ahead. Read More

YouTube Producer For iPhone: Add Background Music To Videos & Upload Them To YouTube

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iPhone users have a lot of options available when they want to share their photos with the world. When it comes to videos, the options are not as vast, but still a satisfactory amount of methods exist. Though, most of the video editing apps in the App Store might not be as convenient as the set of options YouTube Producer has to offer. With this useful app, not only can you upload your videos to YouTube with ease, but also add background music to it before you do so. Read More

Navegas: Listen To Music From YouTube, SoundCloud & Your PC [Web]

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Navegas is a slick online music player that can play YouTube, SoundCloud, Aupeo music, as well as music from your local system. You can instantly access tracks and songs from all these services, and create customized playlists, which can then be saved. All you need to do is log in with your Facebook account, after which you will be able to access music from all the various sources. To start off, enter a song or artist name in the search bar and find music on YouTube, SoundCloud or your Local System. As you type an artist/song's name, a drop-down menu displays a list of results. Select the track you were looking for, and it will automatically be played and added to the playlist at the bottom of the page. Read More

YTubePlayer: Simple & Useful Desktop Tool For Managing YouTube Videos

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I’m sure that everyone who uses the internet knows about, and has visited, YouTube a lot of times. Founded in 2005, it became a lot famous in quite a short amount of time, allowing billions of users to view, as well as share, videos with a global audience. Other than the widely used entertainment purposes, YouTube is also used for showcasing products, launching music videos and educating people. The application can only be accessed through a browser and does not have an official desktop application out yet. YTubePlayer is a third party application for YouTube that provides you with a desktop tool to easily access and manage YouTube. More on YTubePlayer after the break. Read More

mkmenu: Marking Menu With Custom Search & Gesture-Based Navigation [Chrome]

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mkmenu, a Chrome extension, lets you quickly browse and navigate any website with a pie menu. This tool works as a context menu that provides quick access to search and navigation commands. Previously, Marking menu has been used in games, such as The Sims. It brings similar functionality in Chrome, and lets you conveniently search the web. The extension comes with a Background Menu, which lets you preform common navigations actions, such as Back and Forward. It also has a Text Menu that lets you search selected text with one of the eight customizable search engines. Read More