January 5th, 2009 by
Intel’s been talking up the CE 3100 (née Canmore) processor for quite some time now, and with Adobe as its newest partner — late again Yahoo? — pushing HD Flash streams to Internet connected TV’s and set-top boxes. Frankly, we’ve already gotten quite used to YouTube and other online video access in the living room, but with the first Flash Lite-enabled system-on-a-chip due by mid-2009 and everyone and their mom watching TV on Hulu this could be the push that takes online video to the TV mainstream. Still, Intel must know that only Flash support so 2008, we’ll be expecting more widgets to come.
Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
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September 19th, 2008 by
Filed under: Home Entertainment
With all this talk of interactive TV from the likes of Sony, Yahoo! and Intel these days, it’s starting to seem like the early 90s all over again — only this time it looks like things are actually panning out. Now Verizon seems to be upping its interactive game as well, with it boasting about a whole host of improvements that FiOS TV customers can look forward to this fall. The new features were apparently demoed during an “informal party” held by Verizon Communications CIO Shaygan Kheradpir, and include various applications that are tied to live programming, some Facebook and YouTube integration, and the ability to control the DVR from your cellphone, to name a few things. FiOS customers can apparently expect some improvements to the program guide as well, including the ability to browse by what’s popular in their area, or by what was most popular in the same time slot last week. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like any pictures made their way out of the party, but Yahoo! and company have certainly raised the bar pretty high with their own widgets, and we can only hope that Verizon at least meets it.
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June 4th, 2008 by
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment
The YBox was pretty much destined to become a hit with the DIY crowd just as soon as it was handed 15 spectacular minutes at last summer’s Maker Faire. For those who reckoned the project would fade into the sunset as quickly as it arrived, we’ve got news proving your assumptions wrong… dead wrong. YBox2 has at long last arrived to the party, ready to serve up widgets and all sorts of pertinent information on your television screen. The new kit boasts an 80MHz Parallax Propeller chip and functions with any NTSC / PAL TV and any DHCP-compatible router — and yes, it still all fits within a flashy Altoids tin. Score!
[Via MAKE]
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February 7th, 2008 by
Filed under: Home Entertainment
No stranger to the odd patent filing, Apple has once again delved into the dark waters of the unknown with an application for an Apple TV-like device with iChat-esque functionality, amongst others. In the patent, the company suggests a number of uses for widget overlays during video, including those triggered by content and timing, as well as widgets used for menus and navigation. The patent demonstrates how real-time widget updates may coincide with live broadcast television — such as a scorecard overlay for a sporting event — and also showcases a video chat function which can be used simultaneously during the playback or broadcast of content. Additionally, the filing shows a new remote which would have hot buttons for quick access to widgets, navigation, and the automatic milkshake mode (we might have wishfully made up that last one). Sure it looks good, but we’d happily take the latest Apple TV update until this comes along.
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October 16th, 2007 by
Filed under: Peripherals
At this point the only surprise left with the Chumby always-on widget box was when it was going to finally go on sale — we’ve seen the specs, gone hands-on, seen the retail unit, and generally gone gaga for widgets with this thing — so we’re pleased to report that the Chumby store is now taking orders for the box, in your choice of white, latte (pictured) and black. $179 gets you the box, but it’s how developers and users use this thing that’ll really be the story. No concrete word on a ship date, but since “insiders” have been playing with these since last month, we’re betting it’ll be soon.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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