What is the future of TV?

So this is one the entries for communication class.

Television as we know it is going through a crisis. As technology advances, and internet broadcasting becomes more popular, the normal television is losing popularity. People spend more time online rather than in front of the TV. In my opinion, the key to television survival is integrating the internet to our television set. Personally, I cant remember the last time I sat in front of the TV to watch a show. If I want to know world news, I read about them online whenever I have some free time. I follow TV series and shows online, downloading them and watching them later. To me this is more comfortable than having to wait for a certain time the show is airing, and watching it without getting up so I dont miss anything. If I watch it online, I can pause whenever I need to. Watching TV online allows me to multitask. I can watch my shows while I research something else, do my homework, or download other shows. Not only that but online I can find shows that don't air where I live.

Obviously Im not the only one who thinks this way. Apple was the first to try it out when they created Apple TV. Apple TV lets you rent from largest selection of HD movies, many of them available the same day they come out on DVD. It works together with Netflix, letting you watch Netflix titles instantly. You can rent commercial free TV shows. It also lets you stream photos and music directly from your computer to your big screen.

But like all things, somebody creates it and along comes another and makes it better. The guys at Google are one step ahead. They created Google TV, which offers everything Apple TV has to offer, plus everything it’s missing. It comes with Google Chrome built in so you can access your favorite websites and move between television and the web easier. Because of this you can access millions of channels of entertainment across TV and the web. When you want to watch something, you write in on the search engine of the TV and it will show you all the possibilities you have to watch the show. It also lets you search the internet while watching. Google TV came out this fall(right timing, the Holidays are just around the corner), you can buy TVs that come with Google TV already integrated or you can buy the Google TV box separately and connect it to your TV.

I believe Google has really nailed it creating this integration of web and TV. These are just the first steps and I know we all at home are exciting to experience the transformation of TV.

Watch the video below for a quick introduction to what Google TV has to offer.

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Ill start my blog with these four ladies from LA. I first heard them in March and have been obsessing over them ever since.
















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A Lo-Fi Psychadelia experiment.

Finally..

The idea of having a blog has been floating around my head for a while but I never really knew what to write about. But it is a requirement for my communications class. So here it goes, a blog of all things awesome.