Now Watch TED Videos on iPad, iPhone with Flash-Free Site

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TED is one of my favorite sites on the net. TED (short for Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a U.S. private non-profit foundation that is best known for its conferences, now held in Europe and Asia as well as the U.S., devoted to what it calls "ideas worth spreading".

Its lectures or TED Talks, widely disseminated on the internet, are not subject to a time limit. The talks are recorded and put on the TED website for all the world to see — for free (living up to its slogan "Ideas worth spreading"). Speakers include everyone like Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates. If you’re ever bored and need something to watch, a TED video will be eighteen of some of your most informative, entertaining minutes ever spent.

As TED site is using flash videos, it was not possible for iPhone users to watch videos online on their iPhone as iPhone does not support flash files. We are pleased to inform you that TED, has now created a Flash-free version of its website for the iPad and iPhone. The new site automatically detects your browser and OS and shows the video in either Flash or HTML5. TED curator Chris Anderson first announced a Flash-free version of TED on his Twitter account on March 28:

"Excited about this. Non-flash version of http://ted.com is now live for iPhone. Videos, comments, ratings. Hurrah!"

No Flash? Now that is an great idea worth spreading.