Describing it as “the future,” Mozilla has been showing off ORBX.js, a video codec roughly comparable to the industry-standard H.264 that can be decoded entirely in JavaScript. ORBX.js was developed ...

One of the most-cited advancements in HTML5 the new syntax for embedding videos on web pages without the use of plugins. Rather than load up a Silverlight or Flash player, you can just wrap a file URL ...

The Mozilla Foundation and graphic rendering technology company Otoy have built a video codec, written with JavaScript and WebGL, that would eliminate the need for using plug-ins to view video in a ...

There’s no shortage of off-the-shelf (OTS) video players to deliver content online. Enter the term “video player” on the popular GitHub code repository site and you’ll see more than 1,000 results.

Video sharing site Vimeo has taken the HTML5 plunge one step further with a brand new "universal" embeddable player aimed at mobile devices like the iPhone or the iPad. Vimeo's new "Universal Player" ...