Getting Closer to the Future of TV
On May - 11 - 2009
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Zach’s post from a couple of weeks ago on The Future of TV was quite interesting and definitely deserved after the Masters online coverage amazed. I stumbled upon this video today at CNET and thought it pertained quite nicely to the discussion of the future of television (I’m sure I’m way late on this and techies saw this eons ago…but I haven’t so I thought I’d post for those who haven’t either). As a side note – when I say the future of TV…I’m talking about the stuff starting at the 1:40 remaining mark. Enjoy.
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Totally awesome.
What it comes down to is that time spent in front of TVs is shrinking – people are spending more time in front of computers/phones. For TV to regain an audience – it needs to add the interactivity we’ve come to expect from our devices.
I saw this technology (widgetized TV) on Verizon Fios boxes a little while back and it really is the future.
Having your weather, stocks, (obligatory twitter reference:) twitter stream, email, etc. will make “watching” TV more desirable, and get people back in front of the tube.
@Zach good call on the amount of time people are spending in front of the TV. I certainly prefer my computer.
A comment on the obligatory twitter reference – playing golf a couple weeks back with a 45 year old massage therapist who seemed completely out of touch…I pulled out my phone to write a quick email and he says, “you tweetin’ away over there!?” I asked him if he knew what twitter was and he said, “yes, my ex-wife just signed up for it – I think she beat CNN, but only by a few hours.” I fell over laughing.