Watching TV together is one of the things people look forward to the most with services like Netflix or Hulu (News - Alert). All of these services deliver TV shows and movies to your living room without having to get up off the couch, but the only catch is that you still have to be with your loved ones if you want to watch TV with them. That might change with a new platform called Rabbit, which allows you to watch whatever you want with your friends.
Rabbit is run by a browser-based video client, which allows users to share their browser screen with others who have the service. Then they just go to the video service of choice to stream videos. Of course, Rabbit is also designed to work without video, allowing for co-browsing the Internet with others as well. Users could even play computer games together on the same screen with the co-browsing service.
To use the service, users simply log on to the Rabbit Website with either Chrome or Opera as a web browser. After allowing the site access to an attached camera and microphone, a small window will pop up to work as a browser-within-a-browser that shows the other party. From there, simply go to Netflix, YouTube (News - Alert), or whatever preferred video service you wish to use.
The service is available for use immediately if you go to Rabbit's website, and so far users are not reporting lag in voice or video chat when using the program. The URL for a rabbit chat room can be sent to up to nine computers at the same time, and browser control can be handed off at a whim. For those without a microphone, a chat service also allows users to take place in the discussion during any browser-sharing activities.
Edited by Alisen Downey