YouTube has announced this weekend that they have begun testing a new way of embedding code that would support both HTML5 and Flash.
By using “iframes,” the code will either use the Flash plugin or switch to HTML5, depending on what device or browser you are currently using.
If the video has ad overlays, or other features not yet supported by HTML5, it will force Flash, but that is the only time.
Embedded videos should now work on Android and iOS devices, which do not have Flash support yet.
YouTube Mobile already has HTML5 built-in, but now the embedded videos will work on other sites, such as when browsing Afterdawn from your smartphone or tablet.
View a test video here: New Way To Embed YouTube Videos
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If you have been following AfterDawn over the past two weeks, you have undoubtedly read about “antennagate,” Apple’s ongoing iPhone 4 situation.
The iPhone 4, due to flawed hardware engineering, drops phone calls when held in the left hand, as your hand covers the antenna.
Yesterday, CEO Steve Jobs announced the company would be providing free cases to iPhone 4 buyers, as the bumpers would eliminate the antenna issues.
Jobs says the number of dropped calls per dials is tiny, but so far the problem has been a PR disaster for Apple.
Whoopi Goldberg, of the popular TV show “The View,” went on a rant yesterday about the iPhone and its dropped calls, saying it made her so angry that she threw the phone out of her car, “murdering” it.
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Following a week of speculation as to its price, Microsoft has officially priced the Kinect motion control system for the Xbox 360 at $150 USD.
Last Tuesday, GameStop put the system on sale for $150 USD while also offering up a bundle with an Arcade console and Kinect for $299.99 and an Elite console with Kinect for $399.99.
Later in the week, more retailers followed suit, with Amazon, Best Buy and Wal-Mart offering the system for $150, as well.
At the point, Microsoft had still not officially outed the price for the system.
There is still no word on when the device will ship, but speculation has the launch date as November 4th.
Read more about the Kinect system here: Xbox 360 Kinect news @ AfterDawn
