Internet TV is poised, ready to leap into the big picture to give television viewers a whole new reality.
The television your father lovingly knew as “the boob tube” is getting yet another kick in the hypothetical hammer pants. Like it or not, once again TV is evolving. Don’t get me wrong; whether Plasma, LED, OLED, 3D—whatever—the television set isn’t going to be left behind, at least not anytime soon. TV is just going to get a makeover.
With the help of the likes of Google TV, iTV, and Boxee Box, your grandpa’s idiot box is now able to go where no TV* has gone before: the Internet. Media these days is, after all, about being interactive.
Just think, the next time you’re watching “Tarantula” you won’t have to scream in terror by yourself; your net buddies will be right there with you, posting comforting words onto the screen where the horrid arachnid lurks. Watching a rerun of South Park and need to tweet a laugh? No problem; Internet TV understands your need to media-multitask.
With Internet TV you can have an online conversation with your friends while you share the viewing experience—even if you are sprawled on sofas at opposite ends of the world. Soon you'll wonder how you ever survived without it!
* I am referring to mainstream, rather than tech-geek aided, televisions.
Very true, Peggy. I think the ability to engage in virtual chats and conversations WHILE watching TV will be a big draw for Internet TV. Already, soap opera fans log into their favorite forums to "process" and chat about their soaps in real time while each new episode is airing and in the hours afterwards. Net TV will allow them to do this without using two separate devices.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, though, Google TV is having trouble making inroads because they have a lack of unique content compared, say, to cable or satellite TV. But, like you, I think that will change.