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Good news here for video fans on iPhone and iPad, online video community Vimeo now supports HTML5 in its video embeds.

Basically mainly built on HTML5, Vimeo used to only support Flash-only embed codes for its videos, which has been frustrating mobile users and content creators who want to be on as many devices as they can.

In the interview with USA Today, Vimeo’s vice president of product and development, Andrew Pile says that the videos will be playable in any browser and work with future platforms as well.

Actually YouTube, the video giant and HTML5 advocate, has offered iPhone and iPad support for its embedded content for quite some time, and recently rolled out an HTML5-friendly experimental new embed code for desktop browsers and mobile devices.

Apart from supporting HTML5 embed, Video is also available to Roku customers now, being the 50th content channel available on the Roku set-top box, now she is one of the links of Netflix, Amazon On-Demand and UFC

Vimeo would choose the most popular Vimeo HD content to show in the channel. Vimeo users can also view their own videos and their personalized inbox selections by linking their accounts.

“Watch Later”, which can be regarded as a Delicious for web videos, has been built into the new channel so that users can enjoy a queued collection of videos at their leisure.

Hurdles in rolling out HTML5 embed support aside, Vimeo continues to be one of the most forward-looking video-sharing sites. Its dedication to non-commercial content may preclude it as a destination for all users, however it remains a great service to find and showcase online video.

BPOVIA has always loved Vemeo’s commitment to video quality, YouTube videos are #1 we would like to embed on the websites, while Vimeo ones are a close second.