Tag: apps

Sony to launch Internet Player with Google TV in Canada

By Ted Kritsonis

Sony has announced that it will be launching the Sony Internet Player with Google TV in Canada in August, with pre-orders starting on June 27. The new player will be a small set top box that connects to a TV and provides access to Internet-based television channels, a Chrome web browser, YouTube and thousands of apps.

Google Art Project

High Tech in the Gallery: Digital Screens Challenge Painters’ Canvas

Mobile technology and digital media devices are taking over the spaces normally reserved for watercolours, oils and clay. In fact, the art itself is migrating to the Web, where online art collections rival those housed inside bricks-and-mortar institutions.

by Lee Rickwood

Overhauling the First Screen: SmartTV as a Content Hub

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today’s content is consumed in three screens. TVs are the first, computers are the second and smartphones are the third. SmartTVs are starting to combine all three into the ultimate content hub.

Microsoft pushes Xbox 360 as future TV platform with new apps

By Ted Kritsonis

Microsoft is giving the Xbox 360 a bit of an overhaul with a new-look interface and a lineup of new entertainment applications that essentially turns the console into an entertainment platform with TV and music content, including live events.