Gadgets promote a new way to watch and use TVBy: Rachel StrasburgArticle
Remember the days when you would rush home to catch your favorite TV show? Or rather, record shows on a bulky VHS, rewinding the tape to get to the beginning. In just a few short years, technology has changed our television viewing experience and thrown the rigid time frame, and VHS, by the wayside. New products such as Simple.TV, Beacon, Viggle, ‘Beckinfield’, and Givit allow for unique viewing experiences and give consumers control over how, when and where they watch television.
New products on the market seek to capitalize on the advancements and mainstream use of the Internet and smartphones. In the article “Roundup: Latest gadgets that are changing TV,” Simple.TV is boasted to “push people to say goodbye to pay TV.” Simple.TV is a wireless device that records and streams “over-the-air-content.” It is also supported by Internet commodities such as Netflix and Hulu and may serve as a replacement for users who do not want to pay for cable.
Other devices banking on the convenience of the wireless capabilities include Beacon and Viggle. Beacon is a Bluetooth enabled version of the remote control and connects through a smartphone application to your television. Viggle, another smartphone application, was reported as “one of the most buzzed-about apps in social TV.” This application encourages users to “check-in” to television shows and by doing so, earn rewards for interacting with and rating content. The potential for this application to measure and target audiences appears to be tremendous.
A new idea hitting the television spectrum is Beckinfield, a “crowd-sourced online television show.” Following a loose plot line, users submit videos each week to create the sci-fi soap opera. The show maintains a global audience and is reported to use 4,000 amateur actors. Givit, another application featured in the article, aims to keep video sharing private and convenient. The application functions similar to a text message or email, promoting users to share content without having to coordinate a connections with other users. While all of these new gadgets offer different functions, it can be seen that they are undoubtedly transforming the television industry.
Apple Ready to Tackle Television with its New iPadby Samantha HirschSource
This past Wednesday, Apple revealed it’s new iPad, with “a display [that] is sharper than the most sophisticated television sets,” boasts the company. This is worrisome for television networks and broadcasters, for this brings competition to “deliver digital entertainment on the go” and brings a threat to the television business in general. For years, Apple, as well as many other electronic firms including Google and Netflix, have been trying to stake their claim at the television, but all Apple has presented is a “modest offering of a la carte videos,” struggling to win-over “Hollywood studios or break the grip that cable giants have over the market for on-demand content.” However, the new iPad is significant because users would have access to network Websites, as well as to watch their favorite shows in high definition for free. Some users would even stop paying for cable service altogether. Overall, it would make watching television on the handheld device a far more personal experience, as well have a better quality of the screen. Experts predict that Apple will launch its own flat-screen television a little later this year, but in the mean time, the new iPad contains a decent substitute for the future product coming out. Moreover, Apple publicized an “upgrade to its $99 Apple TV set-up box, which streams content to traditional television sets.” This video will be sold in full high definition.
Impact of the DVR on TV ratings By Celine Fusella Source
Although many people in the television industry are aware of the subjectivity of Nielsen’s TV ratings, it is still the predominant way on which television and ad executives base their business decisions. One New York Times article this week discusses how the increasing popularity of the use of DVR technology (allowing for time-shifted television viewing) has impacted television ratings and has dethroned the seemingly unshakable “American Idol” from the number-one show on TV. Numbers show that “Modern Family” actually has risen to become the most popular show on television among the 18- to 49-year-old viewers when counting seven days of added viewing. This piece of news is important for several reasons: First, it shows how people have come to embrace the DVR technology, which we understand seems to be more fitting for today’s busy families and their lifestyle than the inflexible primetime viewing. Second, it highlights the impact new technologies can have on TV content. Indeed, the idea that scripted television, and especially scripted comedies (which have made a big comeback this year) can rival with unscripted talent shows such as Dancing with the Stars or American Idol can lead to a rethinking of primetime scheduling by the industry. One look at the list of new pilots that have been ordered by the major TV networks and we can see that comedies are in large demand, and especially family-centered comedy, in the likes of our “Modern” bunch.
Advances in 3D TV: The latest addition to the home media room
By Louise HenningerArticle3d movies have been around for some time but the popularity of 3d televisions are growing. With the nonstop growth of technology people are always looking for the next best thing. The surround sound and vibrating seats in home theater rooms aren't cutting it anymore for some people, now they are looking for the 3d experience to make them feel like they are actually living the movie or game first hand. These 3d televisions will enhance viewers experience and make activities/movies on the television feel more like a real life experience.
Forget The Remote; Control TV By Waving Your Hand!
"Touch screens are so yesterday and remote Controls, so last century." Pretty soon this will be the reaction of viewers nation wide. Chris Lefkow states, "the future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand." This new technology is said to operate just as the Wii gaming system does. I have to say I'm ecstatic to finally be able to sit down in front of the television and not have to ask "does any one know where the remote it?" It's like a game of cat and mouse that is never ending. The new technology isn't planning on hitting stores this Christmas, but it is said to be promised by Christmas of 2013. The idea is to be able to combine three markets; television, video games, and personal computers all in one. In terms of convenience this is going to be groundbreaking! To sit here and imagine what people will look like sitting in their homes wiggling their fingers at their television screens is a sight I cannot wait to see.
Gadgets promote a new way to watch and use TVBy: Rachel StrasburgArticle
Remember the days when you would rush home to catch your favorite TV show? Or rather, record shows on a bulky VHS, rewinding the tape to get to the beginning. In just a few short years, technology has changed our television viewing experience and thrown the rigid time frame, and VHS, by the wayside. New products such as Simple.TV, Beacon, Viggle, ‘Beckinfield’, and Givit allow for unique viewing experiences and give consumers control over how, when and where they watch television.
New products on the market seek to capitalize on the advancements and mainstream use of the Internet and smartphones. In the article “Roundup: Latest gadgets that are changing TV,” Simple.TV is boasted to “push people to say goodbye to pay TV.” Simple.TV is a wireless device that records and streams “over-the-air-content.” It is also supported by Internet commodities such as Netflix and Hulu and may serve as a replacement for users who do not want to pay for cable.
Other devices banking on the convenience of the wireless capabilities include Beacon and Viggle. Beacon is a Bluetooth enabled version of the remote control and connects through a smartphone application to your television. Viggle, another smartphone application, was reported as “one of the most buzzed-about apps in social TV.” This application encourages users to “check-in” to television shows and by doing so, earn rewards for interacting with and rating content. The potential for this application to measure and target audiences appears to be tremendous.
A new idea hitting the television spectrum is Beckinfield, a “crowd-sourced online television show.” Following a loose plot line, users submit videos each week to create the sci-fi soap opera. The show maintains a global audience and is reported to use 4,000 amateur actors. Givit, another application featured in the article, aims to keep video sharing private and convenient. The application functions similar to a text message or email, promoting users to share content without having to coordinate a connections with other users. While all of these new gadgets offer different functions, it can be seen that they are undoubtedly transforming the television industry.
Apple Ready to Tackle Television with its New iPadby Samantha HirschSource
This past Wednesday, Apple revealed it’s new iPad, with “a display [that] is sharper than the most sophisticated television sets,” boasts the company. This is worrisome for television networks and broadcasters, for this brings competition to “deliver digital entertainment on the go” and brings a threat to the television business in general.
For years, Apple, as well as many other electronic firms including Google and Netflix, have been trying to stake their claim at the television, but all Apple has presented is a “modest offering of a la carte videos,” struggling to win-over “Hollywood studios or break the grip that cable giants have over the market for on-demand content.” However, the new iPad is significant because users would have access to network Websites, as well as to watch their favorite shows in high definition for free. Some users would even stop paying for cable service altogether. Overall, it would make watching television on the handheld device a far more personal experience, as well have a better quality of the screen.
Experts predict that Apple will launch its own flat-screen television a little later this year, but in the mean time, the new iPad contains a decent substitute for the future product coming out. Moreover, Apple publicized an “upgrade to its $99 Apple TV set-up box, which streams content to traditional television sets.” This video will be sold in full high definition.
Impact of the DVR on TV ratings
By Celine Fusella
Source
Numbers show that “Modern Family” actually has risen to become the most popular show on television among the 18- to 49-year-old viewers when counting seven days of added viewing. This piece of news is important for several reasons: First, it shows how people have come to embrace the DVR technology, which we understand seems to be more fitting for today’s busy families and their lifestyle than the inflexible primetime viewing. Second, it highlights the impact new technologies can have on TV content. Indeed, the idea that scripted television, and especially scripted comedies (which have made a big comeback this year) can rival with unscripted talent shows such as Dancing with the Stars or American Idol can lead to a rethinking of primetime scheduling by the industry. One look at the list of new pilots that have been ordered by the major TV networks and we can see that comedies are in large demand, and especially family-centered comedy, in the likes of our “Modern” bunch.
Advances in 3D TV: The latest addition to the home media room
Forget The Remote; Control TV By Waving Your Hand!
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By: Kailey Aleto
"Touch screens are so yesterday and remote Controls, so last century." Pretty soon this will be the reaction of viewers nation wide. Chris Lefkow states, "the future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand." This new technology is said to operate just as the Wii gaming system does. I have to say I'm ecstatic to finally be able to sit down in front of the television and not have to ask "does any one know where the remote it?" It's like a game of cat and mouse that is never ending.
The new technology isn't planning on hitting stores this Christmas, but it is said to be promised by Christmas of 2013. The idea is to be able to combine three markets; television, video games, and personal computers all in one. In terms of convenience this is going to be groundbreaking! To sit here and imagine what people will look like sitting in their homes wiggling their fingers at their television screens is a sight I cannot wait to see.