Google Gets in the TV Game
Google is teaming with Panasonic to integrate YouTube, Picasa and other Google services into flat-panel TVs. As TechCrunch notes, the success of this partnership lies in the utility of the product: if consumers can access Google services without configuring wireless routers or clipping weird USB devices on their flat panels or paying monthly fees, this partnership could be a sign of things to come. (Google Reader on my TV? Count me in.)Along those lines ...
I occasionally browse Web videos and download Amazon Unbox movies through my TiVo, but I'm one of those weird people who doesn't mind digging through deep menu systems for interesting content. To be truly useful, the integration between consumer electronics and Web content needs to shed its "advanced user" stigma.
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