ZeeVee's Free Zviewer(TM) Internet Video Browser for the Big Screen

Browser-based app finds and plays any Internet or PC video in lean-back living
room style; Mozilla-based system currently in limited beta program

LITTLETON, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet video enthusiasts now
have a powerful springboard to the vast and rapidly expanding universe of
online video content thanks to ZeeVee's new Zviewer software -- available as a
free download in a limited beta starting today. While the Internet is emerging
as the ultimate video on demand service, it has lacked a simple, consistent
way to access the many sites for high-quality movies and shows without having
to open a plethora of browser windows, each having a different user
experience. These websites are generally designed for mouse interaction and
up-close viewing at a computer -- hardly an experience suited for viewing in
the comfort of the living room. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081103/NEM044 )
Zviewer changes all of that.

Lean-back interface to the entire web
Zviewer's simple, highly visual graphical interface enables browsing of
videos from various websites through a single browser, all from the comfort of
the couch. Zviewer can take you anywhere on the web, or to the content and
applications that you have on your computer, providing practically unlimited
video on demand. Users with Microsoft Media Center-compatible remote controls
will gain TV-like remote navigation using Zviewer, and functions like Play and
Pause will work natively on popular websites such as Hulu. ZeeVee's
ZvRemote(TM) includes additional features such as a Full Screen button, on-
screen keyboard for text input, and complete mouse control via a touchpad --
allowing you to operate any website or desktop application from the couch.
"There really has been no way to browse all of the video available on the
Internet or on your computer in the comfort of the living room until now,"
said ZeeVee Co-founder and CEO Vic Odryna.
Personalization
Zviewer also lets users select what content they are interested in, and be
kept up-to-date about any new additions. A "ZvPresents(TM)" feature
automatically discovers and presents some of the most interesting video on the
web today. Thousands of shows and movies are available for either instant
viewing, or tagged for future interest. For example, Comedy Central's Daily
Show can be added to a personalized MyZv(TM) channel -- almost like
bookmarking it. Unlike static bookmarks, Zviewer -- through RSS -- will watch
for new episodes of that content and add it to MyZv when they become
available.
Getting the video to the Big Screen
But how do you get computer video to the big screen in the living room? In
a smaller setting, the display of the laptop or monitor may be large enough --
simply sit back and enjoy. Many HDTVs have VGA inputs, allowing for a direct
connection with an inexpensive cable. In a home where the computer is not in
the living room or where there may be multiple HDTVs in different rooms,
ZeeVee's revolutionary ZvBox(TM) transforms the computer's video output into a
new HDTV channel that can be received on every HDTV in the home, without
needing any new boxes at each TV.
Open, user extensible content and technology
Zviewer is designed as an open platform, built on Mozilla technology and
delivered as a Firefox extension. In this initial release, content from
specific websites is integrated by ZeeVee's developers, and is kept fresh with
RSS feeds. Websites not integrated by ZeeVee can still be bookmarked, but the
video content on those sites will not be available in a visual "tile" format.
In the near future, website owners will be able to create their own plug-ins,
making it very simple to deliver a lean-back experience to their video content
without needing to redesign their websites. Contact partners@zeevee.com for
more information.
Seeking beta users to help improve the experience
ZeeVee is seeking to develop a community of people interested in consuming
Internet video on the big screen -- through an open platform that can be
easily personalized to their interests and tastes. The company has a list of
ideas for future improvements, but would like to have user guidance for the
most important features to add next. Visit
http://www.zeevee.com/products/zviewer to apply for the beta program and join
the community.
About ZeeVee
ZeeVee, Inc. develops technologies to bring all of the high quality video
that is now available on the Internet and our computers to the living room
without any restrictions. ZeeVee, Inc. is the creator of ZvBox(TM), a device
that broadcasts everything on your computer display to all the HDTVs in the
home by building a new HDTV channel. ZeeVee's Zviewer(TM) provides a "living
room" video browser to any content. ZvRemote(TM) and ZvKeyboard(TM) help play
that content from the couch. For more information, visit
http://www.ZeeVee.com.
SOURCE ZeeVee, Inc.

Jill Searl of Beaupre & Co. Public Relations, +1-603-559-5824,
jsearl@beaupre.com