May
20
Welcome to The Future: Web to TV
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/
A technology that always seemed inevitable has finally arrived: bringing the Internet to your television. Today the world was introduced to Google TV, an idea that’s been on the minds of techies since before the days of YouTube. I’m not so focused on the fact Google is doing this, but instead that the idea is finally being put into action. The world of cable television is long overdue for a shakeup, it will surely be interesting to watch as this technology undoubtedly creeps into all of our lives in the next few years and is likely to completely change the way we watch television. From targeted advertisements to movies, surfing the web and more. I’m convinced within the next 5 or so years, commercials will really be talking to us. If our television was hooked up to the internet we would all have our own username. Ads would be targeted to us and would likely change depending on the time of day. There is no reason why an 8:00am commercial couldn’t say “Hey Bill, how about a coffee on the way to work! Exit 18 off Route 1.” once the internet is connected to your TV. We already tell the internet where we are, what we do, where we work, where we’re going, who we know and what we like. I predict that soon this information will be working for us.
We can’t help but acknowledge how we’re more connected every day. The mobile web, the mobile Internet, people all across the globe have minicomputers in their pocket. Video cameras, a messaging device, maps and a navigation system. Pretty soon we’ll all be video-chatting on our phones while we walk into the park. Pretty sure this is the future. Though I’m still keeping an eye out for jet packs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/technology/21google.html?src=linkedin
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