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NBC is gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics with a little changes to the buttress site, NBCOlympics.com , scheduled to go live tomorrow. (See screenshots below). Once again, only as it did with the 2008 Summer Olympics , NBC will be regulating a video player formed on Microsoft Silverlight record to suggest full HD videos. Except this time, the video player will have DVR-like functionality, with the capability to rewind the video, prominence clips and save them. The video player will additionally soak up Facebook Connect, to concede people to discuss with their friends as they have been examination the events. NBC expects the further of Facebook discuss to have the videos a some-more amicable and enchanting experience, and additionally hopes observation times will subsequently increase. The site is additionally giving the print slideshows an upgrade, with the capability to vessel opposite high-res photos of all the movement shots and do low zooms on Lindsey Vonn’s foot buckle. Of course, there will additionally be sections of the sites clinging to TV listings, award counts, and “Tweets and Blogs.” But the some-more visually delectable NBC can have the site, the some-more people will wish to hang around. Crunch Network : MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.

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NBC Prepares For The Winter Olympics With Silverlight, HD Video, And Facebook Connect