me, you(tube), wii, and treo

I've been watching a lot of online videos recently, and I often want to share videos with my friends. Email is a good way to share videos, and so is blogging, but both of these are impersonal - the best way to share a video with a friend is to watch it with that friend. Sitting in front of a computer with a friend is a great way to do this, but I want to be able to watch online videos with my friends anywhere, anytime...for example, on the tv in my living room or on my cell phone on the go. Well, in the past couple weeks both these things have become possible! Here are my recipes for each:


TV

1. a tv. duh. cost: $0 assuming you already have one.
2. a wii. best entertainment system ever. cost: $250, if you can get one.
3. wifi to connect your wii to the internet. cost: $0 assuming you already have it.
4. opera browser for wii. cost: $0 - it's free until june.

Total cost: $250.

Here's a youtube video someone made demonstrating this setup:



Tip: watch this video on your wii to really drive home the point.


CELL PHONE

1. a treo, preferably the 700p for it's high speed data. i've had a treo for 2.5 years and love it. cost: $400 with a 2 year plan from sprint.
2. a data plan to connect your treo to the internet. you'll want unlimited data (trust me). cost: $15/month with sprint's pcs vision pack.
3. kinoma 4ex, a kick-ass media player for palm os. cost: $25.

Total cost: $425 up front, $15/month.

Here's a video I made demonstrating this setup:



Like with the wii, you can watch this video on your treo.

Enjoy :)