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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista
- Date added: July 09, 2007
- Total Downloads: 11,144
- Downloads last week: 22
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 23 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
AOL's Video Gadget streams video content directly to your desktop through the sidebar dock. The tiny screen can be enlarged to a reasonable viewing size, like most Vista gadgets, with a single click.
Like most sidebar gadgets, this one is small. But it also crams a lot of functionality into its tiny frame. There's a link to the AOL Video Web site on the top-left. On the top-right, there's an icon to e-mail the current clip to a friend and a color wheel to choose among 12 skins. Mousing over the main screen reveals a panel to pause the video, adjust and mute the volume, watch the previous clip, browse categories, and skip to the next clip. Below that is a ticker scrolling the clip name. The gadget doesn't look cluttered and the layout is pleasantly intuitive.
Each of the five video categories contains 10 clips. News and Business show a smattering of U.S. and international stories, ranging from hard stories to tech and stocks to "Tree robs bank" goofiness. Movies only shows trailers, Comedy has funny shorts, and Music plays music ads--uh, music videos. Unfortunately, you can't record or save the video, nor is the queue adjustable by the user. It's useful if you like streaming video, but there's definitely room for improvement.
Publisher's description
From AOL :Now you can enjoy the latest videos on the Web without having to surf the Web to find them. The AOL Video Gadget brings the freshest clips right to your desktop. From news and music videos to movie trailers and more, you'll always have our 10 latest videos in each category, constantly updated and in high quality, so you're never stuck watching choppy or out-of-date clips.
The AOL Video Gadget's sleek, user-friendly design looks good on your desktop while making it easy to find, watch and share videos. If you're hooked on the latest online videos, the AOL Video Gadget gives you a whole new way to satisfy your craving.
Version 1.0.0.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 23 votes
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Version: AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
Pros: I never thought I'd ever find anything good to say about AOL, but here I am. Finallly a video gadget for Vista. Easy install, worked right away and flawlessly.
Cons: I'd like to see a bigger selections of videos available including mainstream media and the viral type. I still can't believe I like something AOL makes. Hopefully somebody else will find something and I can put my mind at ease and know that all's well with the universe.
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Version: AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
Pros: It's nice to have a somewhat random feed of news clips or what ever.
Cons: Once you click on a story or clip to play, you cant get the darn thing to shut up. The only thing you can do is pause what you have playing and dont look at anything else, or let everything run and listen to it all, or mute it and ignore it. But if your going to just ignore it, why bother? I guess I shouldn't expect anything better from AOL.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
Pros: Love the new app!
Cons: No dislikes so far!
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Version: AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
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Version: AOL Video Gadget 1.0.0.2
"unable to download the software"
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