I downloaded Joost a few hours ago, and holy cow. There are a lot of things about the internet that surprise me and excite me, but Joost is something else. This is an application in a league of it’s own. The concept of Joost is painfully simple – streaming web TV. With this, they didn’t invent the wheel or discover fire. What they did do, however, is enclose this service in an interface that works so well, that you no longer have an excuse to convince yourself you need a TV. Joost’s service isn’t passive TV, but a wide selection of channels and shows (which you can watch when you want, independant of any show time). One of the more interesting aspects of Joost, that it combines between traditional TV and the aspects we know and love about “Web 2.0″. Joost does this by integrating “widgets” into it’s main interface, with which you can chat with other folks watching the same programs, and all sorts of other nifty stuff. Images speak louder than words, so let me point you in the direction of the (extremely well made) Joost promo short:

Don’t let me keep you here, go make good use of your broadband.

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