Hulu Desktop Lets You Rot Your Brain From The Comfort Of Your Couch

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Well its all about design. Hulu is trying hard it seems to do design things right. Check this video to get a feel for their new desktop application.
May
29
Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that’s optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu’s entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is keyboard and mouse-enabled. Hulu Desktop [...]
May
28
When Hulu was first announced, I was hugely critical of the hybrid startup/corporate mashup created by Universal and NBC but I was quickly proven wrong by its great interface and huge library of TV Shows.  The site has done an amazing job of providing great, fresh content with minimal hiccups in the service.Well today, Hulu [...]
Since launching in late 2007, Hulu has done one one thing very well: it lets you watch your favorite TV shows and movies from your computer, free of charge. But aside from improving the user experience with assorted niceties like smart thumbnails and a few social features, the site hasn't really done much to expand its functionality. That changes today. One of my only long standing gripes with Hulu was that it could never really replace the TV watching experience simply because you had to sit in front of your computer to control it. Boxee was the perfect solution to this, as it allowed you to control Hulu via remote through a very snazzy media center interface. But Hulu has repeatedly killed that functionality, largely at the behest of its major network investors.

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Since launching in late 2007, Hulu has done one one thing very well: it lets you watch your favorite TV shows and movies from your computer, free of charge. But aside from improving the user experience with assorted niceties like smart thumbnail, improved navigation, and social features, the site hasn't really done anything extreme to expand its functionality. That changes today. One of my only long standing gripes with Hulu was that it could never really replace the TV watching experience simply because you had to sit in front of your computer to control it. Boxee was the perfect solution to this, as it allowed you to control Hulu via remote through a very snazzy media center interface. But Hulu has repeatedly killed that functionality, largely at the behest of its major network investors. Now Hulu is releasing its own desktop application, allowing you to browse through the site's content using your computer's remote control (both the Windows Media Center remote and the Apple Remote are compatible). Both applications are native too, so you won't have to deal with any quirkiness from Adobe AIR.
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