Can cable block the Google TV revolution?
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Still, they aren't catching on, and I can't tell if it's because of Netflix's ability to be everywhere, or if it's the cable networks blocking the momentum. I suspect it's a bit of both.
I seriously wonder what Comcast is preparing to do to my 2xroku/appletv household.
The merge with NBC doesn't portend well for cable internet rates.
Of course, there is no money in that... but you can't have it both ways. Wait until I tell the networks that I take a shit during the commercials and read a book instead of watching CNN at the airport. Oh noes, I'm stealing their content and making it "confusingly similar" to taking a shit...
The method of subsidization the gov't has chosen is: barriers to entry.
It's a favorite of gov't because it's a tax that no one sees.
I bought a digital projector, connected it to my PC and have never looked back. Last week I was watching #egypt on Al Jazeera in 720p @ 120 inches. I don't even miss the remote as when I watch something I don't have to worry about commercials or changing channels to find something interesting.
That said, I do love my 1080p projector hooked to my i7 xbmc computer :-)
Somewhere between the Newton and the iPod Steve Jobs lost enough intelligence that he's now a visionary where as in the 90s he was being mocked on SNL for the Newton. The alternative is that he stopped producing computers for producers and started creating them for consumers.
Woz on the other hand is still so crazy smart that he rides a Segway.
I wouldn't mind twitter/RSS updates in a side area or Growl box (like a chat box in a FPS), but the web doesn't fare well on the lower-resolution TV; similarly as with mobile devices, websites would have to be redesigned for TV usage.