Friday 3 September 2010

Canvas vs new Apple TV

Who needs Canvas now we have the new Apple TV. Way to go Apple!

Apple has defined the technology for rental/streaming TV. They have built it into a box that anyone would be happy to have in the living room (its just 4inches square!). It is simple, just WiFI/Ethernet connection and HDMI to your TV/monitor. (By the way who needs a TV anymore, you just need an HDMI input monitor with sound built-in).

So why not drop Canvas, which is an overcomplicated system, just like the European proposals, integrating web and TV? What users want is simple, they want content, not interactivity.

The BBC and others must go back to making programs, and stop all this technology "innovation" nonsense. They don't seem to get it.

I look forward to BBC TV on my Apple TV box.

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