Gadgets
Lets just add some Apps.
by Liz on Jul.10, 2009, under Gadgets
Apparently if we want something to be cool/marketable, we’ve got to add downloadable applications to it.
We have this false dichotomy in current gadget culture- either it has modular additions or it just doesn’t sell. The two biggest things in gadget-want today are “apps”, which does not mean “applications” – just modular interface additions or “widgets”.
Now, I do love me some widgets, but we don’t need to add them to everything. TVs are one of those things.
TVs are monitors that are meant to be viewed from 5-12 feet away. That’s what they are. They don’t need to connect to facebook(especially since facebook will become obsolete by 2011-12 at best.) – your TV does not need to update your twitter status… these are all fair-weather concessions made by the industry giants that want you to believe they understand what is going on with the technophile youth of today.
What should you add to stay ahead of the curve? Windows Media Center integration. Integrated Apple TVs. Netflix capability. Talk with TVersity. Talk with Hulu. Talk with people that are not direct providers of content, allow THEM to upgrade SOFTWARE and don’t add an annoying SDK no one wants to learn.
