So, back in 2008, I wrote a post about a dream I had where I was interacting with my television through a tablet device that controlled and augmented the content on the screen. Remember that this post pre-dated the launch of the iPad, so it's interesting to see how things have been developing. This fall, I read the Steve Jobs biography and read the part where he said he had … [Read more...]
I Had a Dream (Update)
Back in June of 2008, I wrote a post detailing a vision I had for Apple tech working with television for enhanced viewing. Well, ABC Television just released the My Generation Sync app for iPad which behaves pretty much how I imagined it. The video does a better job of explaining it than I can: Of technical interest is how the app syncs with the show. It uses the … [Read more...]
A Salesman in Thespian’s Clothing
This may just be me, but it seems like there's a... I can't tell if it's insidious or clever... trend to make commercials appear similar to the shows during which they air. I noticed it first during an episode of "Lost." I noticed it because my wife and I almost always time-shift our viewing of the episode due to having young children and a band that needs to practice. As … [Read more...]