Maxthon Tests Tear-off Video for New Browser Feature

BEIJING, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Maxthon International is testing a feature for its award-winning browser that would allow users to watch two Internet videos at the same time, or detach videos that continue to play while the user works on a different Web page.

When the Float button is enabled in Maxthon's configuration panel, a small button labeled "Detach Video" appears in the upper right corner of any video when it's played. Clicking the button makes Maxthon detach the video from the rest of the page. The user can drag it anywhere on his screen -- or to a second screen -- and it will continue to play as the user surfs other pages.

    http://blog.maxthon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/video-button.png
    Caption 1: Arrow points to new button that permits a user to detach a
    video from a Web page.

The detached video automatically is set to stay on top of other windows, but it can be hidden by clicking a push-pin button. When the video window is closed Maxthon reattaches it to the original Web page.

Maxthon developers said that they did not know when the feature would be added to browser, but they said it already is very stable.

    http://blog.maxthon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Detached-video2.png
    Caption 2: With one video detached, a user can watch two videos at the
    same time.

The following Web sites are among those the detached video feature supports:

    YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
    Hulu: http://www.hulu.com
    Yahoo!Video: http://video.yahoo.com
    Shockwave.com: http://www.shockwave.com
    Truveo: http://www.truveo.com
    AOL Video On Demand: http://video.aol.com
    Heavy.com: http://www.heavy.com
    Atom: http://www.atom.com

A test version of Maxthon that uses the new feature may be downloaded at http://dl.maxthon.cn/mx_test/mxsetup_en_videopopup_v9%282009.8.18%29.exe

    For more information, please contact:

    Western Hemisphere:
     Ron White
     Tel:   +1-210-683-1444
     Email: ron@maxthon.com
     Web:   http://twitter.com/Maxthonguy

    Eastern Hemisphere:
     firs73 a.k.a Selena
     Email: firs73@maxthon.net
     Web:   http://twitter.com/firs73

     Web:   http://www.maxthon.com

SOURCE Maxthon International