Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The internet has become a part of everyday life



The internet has become a part of everyday life , we purchase goods online, read News update , red watch TV online, and correspond via email or instant messaging. But, until recently, this technology was limited to the computer screen but bringing the content to the living-room screen was an obvious next step and thereby start the battle for living room dominance by tech companies for internet tv box 


The first to do that will be the android tv , or they call the android tv box where user will store their media files and linked to their television to play Movies directly in their Living Room.

Next come the Android smart TV , Google TV with their set up boxes which connect the television thru its HDMI connection and translate the televesion and web into a seamless experience giving you access to online content and videos from the comfort of your living room. They are designed to stream videos on demand over the Internet to your TV, from a youtube.



The system include easy access to the internet with easy browsing through the search engine and when you find a show you want to watch or subscribe to, you can quickly add it to your home screen which makes it just like a traditional TV channel. Some of this setup boxes has Android Operating system eg . Google TV which allows user to totally allow most of PC desktop features to be realised thru the Television also therefore special apps from Apps market can allow TV set to play games , Chat , read books, social networking etc .Such device include the Logitech Revue , and the lower cost device , Android Internet TV box .. some of the prominent players are as follows 


Android TV was one of the earliest and works very well with youtube and makes it easy to purchase on-demand content, such as Music files , TV shows, movies and songs . While it supports a few other providers, it is as per normal still directing users to android smart tv own content

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