Comments on: Do You Want Widgets on Your TV?

By: 5 Apps I’d Like to See on My TV

5 Apps I’d Like to See on My TV — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:01:45 +0000

[...] Be a TV.” But most of the readers that responded to our query about whether people really wanted widgets on their TVs said yes, and preliminary research from TDG earlier this year echoes that sentiment. According to [...]

By: 8 Applications I'd Like to Have on my Future TV | VoIP Survivor

8 Applications I'd Like to Have on my Future TV | VoIP Survivor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:37:41 +0000

[...] And Yes Liz – I want widgets on my TV. [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:47:05 +0000

Just a note on the Lycos Cinema “Watch & Chat” feature that Liz mentions. While the catalogue of movie and TV series on Lycos Cinema is growing and building an audience, the platform has already seen some breakout hits. Most notable are ABC Family’s series Greek, Kyle XY and most recently The Secret Life of the American Teenager, all of which have seen impressive numbers of simultaneous users watching and chatting. The demographic for these shows is clearly teenagers. So while online video/chat platforms will continue to evolve, the Lycos Cinema chat system appears to be working really well for this teenage audience so far.

By: bijan sabet

bijan sabet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:30 +0000

I like the idea

and it will only get better

i also think apple would have a huge hit if they opened an app store and a sdk for AppleTV.

By: glu

glu — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:16:53 +0000

damn iPhone connection drops!

By: Paul Kapustka

Paul Kapustka — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:45:02 +0000

Call me cranky, but the last thing I want to do after I plop on the couch is “interact” with my TV. What I’d really like to see Comcast do is spend some money on improving its pathetic search screens, which make Microsoft Bob look brilliant by comparison.

Fix the potholes before you try to build the new superhighway, says the Comcast customer who just got an AT&T U-verse advert in the mailbox today.

By: jenkins

jenkins — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:33:11 +0000

Not from Yahoo. They have been failing at too many things to trust with my precious TV screen.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:15:51 +0000

Only if it’s done right — not in-your-face and you must be able to turn it off when you want. I usually turn my TV on when I want some brainless entertainment and a break from all of the “interaction” I get in the rest of my life.

By: VitaminCM

VitaminCM — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:19:06 +0000

Yes, I do want widgets on my TV. Just imagine flipping to one channel and seeing the weather, your stocks, scores of all of your favorite sports teams, and any other information that you want at a glance.
Yes, bring it on baby!

By: Kaiyzen

Kaiyzen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:22:17 +0000

Take a look at the AT&T IPTV service. We just switched from Comcast to give it a try.., so far really nice.

It has already brought this concept to the living room. You get sport scores, stock ticker, Flickr integration…, all on the tv via an interactive bar as they call it.

They have an nice little web interface to set your teams, stocks, flickr account, etc