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[Brian Duggan]

I think a lot of people share your humble opinion.

I find the introduction of these combo displays and media hubs a little
disturbing. I think all the old arguments against combo computers and
monitors or TVs and VCRs are applicable here.

On the other hand, I just came from another UC2B strategizing...
workshop.. something.. and we had a little discussion about these kinds
of devices. For geeks it's a little shocking to hear that anyone might
find the idea of hooking yet another box up to your TV complicated. It's
an input, you, the user, handle whatever services or media necessary to
use that input. Apparently a lot of folks unfamiliar with technology
find set top boxes such as XBoxes or, presumably, Boxee boxes, Rokus,
etc, confusing.

I give most people more credit. I think 30 years or so of VCRs, cable
boxes and DVD players is plenty for most people - even technically
disinclined people - to understand what a TV, cable box, and Blu Ray
player are.

All the same, there seems to be consensus among UC2B folk that things
like this Samsung platform will only help sell municipal broadband to
underserved communities.

Brian

On 10/8/10 2:59 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>  http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20015215-260.html
>> This move to a dedicated Samsung-centric platform represents a shift
>> in strategy for the electronics maker, who had embraced Yahoo's TV
>> platform and associated apps when it was launched in 2008. While Yahoo
>> TV apps are still available on Samsung TVs via their own Yahoo app,
>> the company moved away from it because the Yahoo platform wasn't made
>> for devices beyond the TV, and Samsung is thinking bigger.
>> The idea is that content and apps can move from a mobile phone to a
>> TV, Blu-ray Disc player, or home theater system and back via Samsung
>> products--like the Samsung Galaxy smartphone and Samsung
>> Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
>>
>> That means the SDK has tools based on open standards such as
>> JavaScript, XML, and Flash Lite 3.0 from Adobe Systems, according to
>> Samsung's director of content, Olivier Manuel.
>>
> Eh, Flash is not open, IMHO.
> 
> http://www.bada.com/category/blog/press-release-blog
>> Samsung announces San Francisco bada Developer Day
>>
>> Free Developer Day introducing bada application development and bada
>> SDK platform
>>
>> June, 2010, San Francisco – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading
>> global mobile phone provider, today announced that the latest in a
>> series of bada Developer Days is coming to San Francisco.
>> The event, being held in San Francisco on Tuesday June 22nd, is
>> Samsung’s first US bada developers’ event following the launch of bada
>> Software Development Kit (SDK). The event has been designed to
>> encourage bada application development and assist relevant developers
>> and their communities.
>> The bada Developer Day is structured around bada platform
>> introduction, programming samples configured for specific technologies
>> and applications based on bada platform SDK, and a variety of
>> demonstrations using real mobile phones.
>> Registrations for participants will be available on the site
>> (http://developer.bada.com).
> http://static.bada.com/releasenotes/1.1.0b1.html
>> System Requirements
>> Microsoft Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, or Windows® 7 operating system
>> At least 1.4 GB of RAM memory
>> At least 1.8 GB of free disk space
>> Local administrator rights
> http://mandetech.com/2010/09/17/samsung-tv-applications-developer-day
> http://www.samsungdforum.com
>> For time being, only contestant participants and partners can join
>> samsungdforum.com.
>>
>> Please register for the Free the TV Challenge via
>> http://www.samsungdforum.com/us or Samsung Smart TV Challenge via
>> http://www.samsungdforum.com/eu.
> 
> 
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