TV Widgets Make Debut at CES
Author: admin29 Dec
Yes, hopefully in a very short while you’ll be able to access widgets on your TV thanks to Intel and Yahoo! According to CNET, new TV sets from such popular electronics manufacturers like Samsung and Toshiba that feature Intel’s Media Processor CE 3100 where showcased at this years CES and will be available as early as next month!
Developed by Yahoo!’s Connected TV group, these Internet-enabled “TV Widgets” will live at the bottom of your TV screen and will be turned on or off with one click of the button! Intial widgets will include the obvious news, weather, stocks, sports and photos (Flickr).
With the help of anthropologist Genevieve Bell, director of user experience for Intel, the company has learned that most consumers want the following types of widget functionality on their TV sets:
- Something that would provide relevant information in real time, such as the weather right before heading to a sporting event.
- Something that would connect them to other people they care about, a variation of social networking.
- Something that would let them participate more with what they’re watching, for example by figuring out where a show’s cast members already had acted, or finding, rating, and sorting content.
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