Comments on: it’s been a big week for TV 2.0

By: Daniele Muscetta

Daniele Muscetta — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:24:07 +0000

There is some distinctions to be made, IMHO.
Microsoft’s TV is much more towards an interactive TV over the Internet. That includes traditional TV or pay-per-view. The thing is that the PC and the Telly converge. We already have Media center PC’s, right? THey are PC’s that sit in your living room, with a remote control, and you use them for watchin telly, DVDs, listening to music, be it your traditional CD or your MP3 collection.…
As for using the Internet on your telly, I am already looking at Flickr’s pictures from my couch on the telly after I’ve hooked the Nintendo Wii to the home wireless…
What is clear is that those technologies are all converging…

By: Jon Husband

Jon Husband — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:12:55 +0000

“parts of families who want to watch HD movies are fighting over tv time– are we getting to the point where every kid will need an HD tv in their rooms?! 3 per house?”
I think there’s no doubt this will happen. LCD screens are very inexpensive now, will continue to become lessexpensive, and are the default for computers, tvs and any other place(s) screens are needed now.
You can be almost 100% sure that they will become cheap enough that unless a family controls how many the family acquires, there will be one in each person’s room (plus the kitchen and bathroom). UGH ! is one way of looking at that situation, for sure.

By: Hrishi Mittal

Hrishi Mittal — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:50:40 +0000

I'm convinced now that the 'third world' will have to invent its own version of world 2.0. I don't know if any of you realise but all this is so american that it's unreal for most of the people around the world. I thought the web was supposed to bridge the gap and make the world a 'global village' (if I may use that stupid phrase), but it seems to me that the natural way forward is for the gap to widen. I am heavily inclined to create an alternate virtual reality for the rest of the world. And something tells me it's about time to start work on it.

By: mike mcgrath

mike mcgrath — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:22:03 +0000

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By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:58:56 +0000

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By: D.J. Coffman

D.J. Coffman — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:05:03 +0000

The other day I was playing the Wii with my kids and found it has a better web browser on it’s internet channel then my iphone. (it plays flash too) But it was pretty cool bringing up a gigantic picture of the lava blooded volcano monster, Elemento from one of my recent updates, really big on the screen. I see Wii also has a photo channel I haven’t played with much, but I might go check it out.
Here’s something I did notice… if big HD tvs are the new platform, the only problem is that the homes that can afford them only have ONE, so if that one HD becomes a little internet hub, suddenly parts of families who want to watch HD movies are fighting over tv time– are we getting to the point where every kid will need an HD tv in their rooms?! 3 per house? UGH!

By: Jon Husband

Jon Husband — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:29:49 +0000

Opening up Apple TV and iTunes would be a good thing.
I just noticed a new Cisco television advert last night … Cisco is starting to promote “Cisco Telepresence”, using one’s television with a webcam on top as a means of of doing live video chat using your HDTV as the screen.

By: Frank Patrick

Frank Patrick — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:10:06 +0000

Probably not quite open platform enough for this conversation, but if Apple would add Flickr access to it’s current YouTube access, AppleTV could serve a similar function.
AppleTV is the one product from 2007 that’s changed my leisure time the most, particularly as it gives me the ability to watch video podcasts and DVD backups from the comfort of my couch.
Looking forward to an AppleTV upgrade at MacWorld.

By: phil jones

phil jones — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:15:17 +0000

And, of course, if Dave's FlickrFan takes off. It really won't be hard at all to upgrade it to do video, and then river of checkbox news. If I was, say, Fox or CNN (or even the BBC) I'd be paying very close attention to this.

By: phil jones

phil jones — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:15:50 +0000

Hmmm … now they’ve got their distribution network in place, what would stop Chumby just doing a version without a screen but with an output to the HDTV?

By: monkeyleader

monkeyleader — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:36:25 +0000

It’s going to be a big year in Chez Cooke for streaming media around the house.
I also hear Cisco are working on a social networking maship for digital photoframes. You put your photoframe in a social network and then as you share photos from your desktop PC they get shared to the rest of your social network, whereever they may be in the world.
For someone like me who lives in a different country to the rest of my family this is what I’ve been wanting as the next (logical) step. Soon I’ll be able to buy them a digital photo frame, and automagically display new photos on my mum and dads photo frame from the comfort of my own own !
Now thats Rock On !
Nige

By: James Lewin

James Lewin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:08:44 +0000

What's most interesting to me about FlickrFan is the idea of getting HDTV to embrace the Internet. FlickrFan isn't there yet for end users, but can't you imagine people subscribing to your cartoons and having them show up on their television - or maybe creating a new type of cartoon for the Internet television platform? There's a lot of potential for the idea of an open Internet television platform. Here's another take on it: FlickrFan turns your HDTV into an Internet platform

By: Dave Winer

Dave Winer — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:52:28 +0000

Hey there Hugh!!
I think Chumby might be part of this too.
Its screen is a little small, but it looks good on a night stand.