Originally published December 27 2005
Intel working to deliver entertainment with new technology
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Intel has said it is working with over 40 movie, music, television, gaming and photo-editing companies to bring content to computers with new "Viiv" technology. Viiv can turn a TV into a computer screen able to use internet.
The marriage of the television and the computer moved a step closer yesterday when the giant chipmaker Intel Corp. unveiled its vision for using a new technology that blends the two devices.
Cisco Systems: Recently agreed to buy Scientifi c-Atlanta, a maker of set-top boxes, in a play to deliver programming to televisions through the Internet.
Intel: Yesterday unveiled Viiv, a technology to create a computer that works like a TV or media center.
TiVo: Teamed up with Yahoo to allow customers to program their devices through Yahoo's Web site.
Due out early next year, Viiv-equipped computers are designed to control the overall entertainment experience.
Operated by remote control, the system will be able to show a movie on the television while downloading music for later listening.
The digital-recording company TiVo Inc., recognizing the role of the Internet in the future of television viewing, recently teamed with Yahoo Inc. to allow customers to program their devices through the Yahoo Web site.
CBS said recently that it was in talks with Google about video on demand and video searching.
Since 2002, PCs running Microsoft's Media Center Edition of Windows XP have incorporated TV tuners and TV-recording software, as well as a "10-foot interface" designed to allow users to play music, view photos and watch video from a couch across the room instead of a chair in front of the screen.
Apple Computer Inc. has taken a step toward turning its latest iMac into a television-like screening site but stopped short of providing the capability to send content to a real television screen.
Consumers have demonstrated a growing appetite for on-demand programming, and the digital trend promises to give them more control over what they watch and when they watch it.
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