Something I’ve discussed before here, but the connected TV concept being pioneered by Yahoo!, from their widget platform, working with the likes of Samsung and Sony, is starting to hit the mainstream.
Case in point – Sony’s new range of TVs have a user interface which will be very familiar to anyone with a PSP or PS3, and an ethernet plug right there in the back of the TV itself.
Connect them up, and using the XMB (as the interface is known) you can get content from Yahoo! right there on top of the TV image, or watch IPTV content from the likes of YouTube, CNN and so forth instead of anything being “broadcast”.
The name Sony like’s to call their people who work in this field (Convergineers) says it all.
Convergence isn’t something that’s “coming soon” any more.
It’s now.
Howard
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June 8th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Now that is something I never knew. Blogs like this really add to our understanding.