What’s next in the TV game is interesting to say the least.

Discussions on several fronts paint an interesting story all revolving around TVs that can browse the internet.

Sounds great on the first pass however contemplating a little genius hacker who can write code for a virus that makes our TV crash when the favorite movie or sporting event is on, brings a sobering thought. Of course behind the scenes chip makers like Intel want to have full control of this market & technology on one side and the TV manufacturers are resisting at all costs in the hope of maintaining their own process.

Currently it is said that Samsung and Panasonic will roll out a TV in Australia this year that can, access finance, weather and news through Yahoo which will likely be done through a Channel 7 Yahoo alliance. More of a canned version rather than the full blown internet in all its glory! 

You may also be interested that US research is looking to give some credibility to the introduction of TV that produces a 3D picture. They claim on surveys made, the public would be willing to pay extra for a 3D producing TV.

In fact, the claims say “it will be a major force in the future for home entertainment”.Will be interesting to see the marketing hyperbole used to get you to pay a premium to what amounts to wearing a special set of glasses to watch the 3D effect and keep your head still for fear of getting dizzy spells!

Content is likely to be an issue somewhat like the “blueray” experience – there’s not much around!    

Greg