March 4, 2008
Hiro offers free ad-supported video for Mac users
Posted Mar. 4, ’08, 3:10 PM PT by David Dahlquist
Category | Video
At long last, we Mac users are getting what we’ve long deserved: our first free, legal, ad-supported video download solution.
Hirolets Mac users view free, ad-supported video downloads in Windows Media Player or QuickTime format with dynamic targeted advertisements integrated into the programming. The system is premiering in Israel, but will roll out in other areas including the US throughout 2008.
“Mac users have been technologically tied to a limited universe of paid and rental-based download sites; this is the first time they will have a free, legal video download option,” said Ariel Napchi, co-Founder and CEO of HIRO Media. “Content owners and distributors have repeatedly stated that a solution was needed to provide Macs with the same video file as PCs, that could be watched on any platform and that would support embedded, targeted ads. Now they have it.”
Let’s hope all goes as expected and we can soon have quality, free, legal programming on our Macs.
[Via MacNN]
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...and on our iPods? Pretty please?
Well, one can dream...
Hiro seems to be a web site, and that's it. I couldn't find a download link, or a list of content, or the Hiro player. What is this?