A Glimpse Into the Future of Television

Posted on December 20, 2010 by robhof

If there’s one thing that struck me while I was researching an article on the future of television for Technology Review, it was all the fake living rooms. Google has one. So does Roku. So do Logitech, Sezmi, and Intel (which I believe has several in different states). I’m sure I missed a dozen more. It’s a sign [...]

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Why Google TV Wasn’t a Hit–and Why It’s Too Early to Write It Off

Posted on December 20, 2010 by robhof

After a spate of mostly poor-to-middling reviews, Google TV products due out at the important Consumer Electronics Show in early January have been delayed, according to the New York Times. Although Samsung and Vizio apparently will show new Google TV products–in Vizio’s case, privately–Toshiba, Sharp, and LG Electronics apparently have delayed plans to introduce Google [...]

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The Long-Awaited Boxee Box Gets a Hollywood Preview

Posted on November 3, 2010 by robhof

Few consumer electronics devices have been more widely anticipated, at least by the more geeky set, than Boxee‘s settop box for bringing Internet content to the TV–since Google TV debuted three weeks ago, anyway. The uniquely shaped Boxee Box will debut on Nov. 10 in New York, adding a potent new player to the rapidly [...]

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Shakeout Coming in Internet TV Boxes

Posted on November 3, 2010 by robhof

If consumers are likely confused by the raft of devices to bring the Internet and apps to the television, the TV industry isn’t so sure what they will mean for various players, from content providers to cable networks to cable and satellite TV providers. Folks attending the Streaming Media West conference in Los Angeles today [...]

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