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Originally posted by Donkey3000 What is "video now" and what makes it special?
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From the mentioned link
The VIDEONOW COLOR personal video player designed specifically for kids! The VIDEONOW COLOR Personal Video Player is portable and handheld, so kids can watch their favorite shows right in the palm of their hand.
I'm still not sure if it's just software for viewing dvds on a hand unit.
Distribution: Ubuntu 11.4,DD-WRT micro plus ssh,lfs-6.6,Fedora 15,Fedora 16
Posts: 3,233
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i have half a mind to buy a video now disk and see if i can't play it on my linux box...
they are 3.5" disks and i'm not sure if they're proprietary and if so, just how proprietary, and if anyone has found a way to play them on linux...
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