Good catch, and I agree completely. This is just a patent application and it's no evidence that this technology may actually be under development. But the idea is cool nonetheless.
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Apple Developing Interactive Widgets for Apple TV
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Good catch, and I agree completely. This is just a patent application and it's no evidence that this technology may actually be under development. But the idea is cool nonetheless.
I'm calling this a fake.
Anyone notice the graphic? It shows the Giants with a record of 4-0 and the A's with a record of 2-2.
Everyone knows that when the A's square off against the Giants in a meaningful series, Oakland ALWAYS wins.
1989 World Series Champions, baby!
Anyone notice the graphic? It shows the Giants with a record of 4-0 and the A's with a record of 2-2.
Everyone knows that when the A's square off against the Giants in a meaningful series, Oakland ALWAYS wins.
1989 World Series Champions, baby!
interesting to see where this is headed. i'm sure there's lots of avenues they could go down with the widgets they could create.
I actually don't watch regular TV anymore. More than 1/3 of the time there are commercials and when the show/movie returns, I can't remember where it left off. Actually, the commercials are so flashy, loud and brainwashing I feel a strong urge to switch the TV off and go outside.
I currently have no dedicated TV. I have an Elgato eyeTV for when my girlfriend wants me to record some shows and/or zap around and make fun of the cr*p that's on live TV. It's like a Tivo but you can edit out the commercials in your recording pretty quickly and get it on your iPod if you want. I hate live TV, it's such a waste of time since you're waiting for your show and enduring the commercials while you could do other things and save the TV for when you're really willing to watch it.
I say yay downloads! If I can get movies and shows in english (and not poorly dubbed into german) from the iTunes store someday, I will probably consume some more.
I currently have no dedicated TV. I have an Elgato eyeTV for when my girlfriend wants me to record some shows and/or zap around and make fun of the cr*p that's on live TV. It's like a Tivo but you can edit out the commercials in your recording pretty quickly and get it on your iPod if you want. I hate live TV, it's such a waste of time since you're waiting for your show and enduring the commercials while you could do other things and save the TV for when you're really willing to watch it.
I say yay downloads! If I can get movies and shows in english (and not poorly dubbed into german) from the iTunes store someday, I will probably consume some more.
I agree with the first point. With regards to the second, I don't have the will power to not cheat and find out who won or what the score is, either through the internet or 800-tell-me (I really need to get an iPhone, but won't with AT&T!)
AMEN! Its the same reason I have never listened to the radio since I got an iPod, and I hope Apple does the same thing with TV. It is so loud and obnoxiously annoying it gives me headaches, and I'm only 26 lol. The only thing I ever watch is a calm documentary at night before bed or maybe Conan
P.S. People do realize that this is why America has ADD right? Anyway...
I have an LCD I'm about to mount in my kitchen, and I would love for whatever I hook up to it (currently the leading contender is a Mac Mini) to show me news headlines, weather, etc. when not actively being used to watch TV or other home content. This could be a move in the right direction.
I saw a demo video at Best Buy for the Wii, and it looked like it can receive such information (news, weather) through some component of its interface and controlled by the Wiimote. That sounds pretty neat.
I saw a demo video at Best Buy for the Wii, and it looked like it can receive such information (news, weather) through some component of its interface and controlled by the Wiimote. That sounds pretty neat.
Unlike most of you, I strongly feel interactive TV is a bad thing and only feeds our hunger for instant gratification. Using widgets for TV? No thanks. I don't even use widges on my Macbook Pro, I've disabled it. Believe it or not, most people don't mind just plopping on the couch and passively watching television after a long day at work.
So you're transcending material goods and obsession with tech gadgets by posting on a nerdy web forum?
How is passively watching TV better than actively watching TV?
My old cable box, which is the newer version (i sent it back), had a widget type thing in it's interface. While watching normal programming, the occasional bubble would pop up with information, etc. Of course, you could choose to turn this feature off. I'm not sure how successful it was.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD already doing this, or soon
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/live-from-the-blu-ray-interactivity-demo/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/live-from-the-blu-ray-interactivity-demo/
Exactly what I was thinking. Infact, I think it's a shame Joost didn't better utilise the feature.
Last time I used Joost, there were little tiny "widget" adverts for I Am Legend popping up in the bottom right of the screen between shows. Very good idea! (Although I hate being advertised at, I do like free shows!!)
Yeah I agree! I can see it now, your watching an event, movie or something else and poof you get all this ad type content BS on top or next to what your watching! Ughhh!
What's next? Head on commercial widgets pop up every so often! No thanks.
They are doing this to dip into your wallet folks! They are not doing this to give us some free feature!
I pass!
Ummm... while I highly doubt this will amount to anything anyway, I really don't like the idea. A tuner, a PVR, a DVD/BR drive, a game system... Apple has a list of things people have been wanting crammed into the AppleTv to make it worth buying. WHY waste resources making AppleTV widgets, which, I'm sorry, are just going to be used for ads.
No thanks. I only tolerate ads when watching broadcast TV. I'm not going to rig my TV with a special interactive ad machine. It can offer news, data, or anything else they see fit, but it's of no interest to me. If I had an AppleTV unit, and they added this feature, I'd be ticked.
No thanks. I only tolerate ads when watching broadcast TV. I'm not going to rig my TV with a special interactive ad machine. It can offer news, data, or anything else they see fit, but it's of no interest to me. If I had an AppleTV unit, and they added this feature, I'd be ticked.
I know John C. Dvorak isn't considered to be firing on all thrusters these days, but every time he writes about "interactive TV", he's right on the money. It's an absolutely useless idea that just never seems to go away. The only practical purpose it could ever really serve is to sell you stuff... and I sure as heck don't want my new DVD trying to hawk CDs and t-shirts at me.
Check out pcmag and read his articles on Interactive TV (you'll probably want to ignore all the others
)A cool implementation (I think) :
I watch my film trailers through quicktime. I know that you can also watch movie trailers through Apple TV and Front Row. So how about at the end of the movie trailer, it gives me an option of displaying times that I can purchase tickets. I pick a day and time and number of tickets, then walk over to my computer and hey! the tickets are sitting on top of the printer, ready to go. No waiting in lines anymore. (similar/team up with fandango)
That would be really cool.
I watch my film trailers through quicktime. I know that you can also watch movie trailers through Apple TV and Front Row. So how about at the end of the movie trailer, it gives me an option of displaying times that I can purchase tickets. I pick a day and time and number of tickets, then walk over to my computer and hey! the tickets are sitting on top of the printer, ready to go. No waiting in lines anymore. (similar/team up with fandango)
That would be really cool.
