Future of TVs

As CES hits the world this week, technology is presented to the public in bunches. Seems like televisions are the big thing this year. Especially with Android Ice Cream Sandwich going into TVs and Eric Schmidt did say half of the TVs in the market will have GoogleTV in the summer. And if it isn't TVs, it's TV maker, Vizio, going into the computer business. I guess it only makes sense since televisions are slowly turning in personal computers.  And if not that, it's the computer business, Lenovo, going into the television business. Impressively the first company to announce Ice Cream Sandwich for their television sets.

From the looks of GoogleTV, which is still very early, I am not very impressed. I don't want to judge too early though.

But I will discuss what I want my television to do though. As I watch UConn play (With my Colts slippers of course! Thanks Big Sis!), as with most of the games I watch, I like to be on the social networks (Facebook and Twitter). It allows me to experience the game in many various ways. Reading what is not shown on television by sources that is actually at the game is great. But most importantly I love reading ridiculous stats that I would never figure to look at myself. I've always been captivated by numbers and stats. Probably a reason why I am an electrical engineer. It would be great to have these ridiculous stats and numbers posted on side of the video feed. Just having constant normal stats would be great.

But is the future of all of television or does the concept of discussing what people watch apply only to sports. Well, I don't think it applies to just sports because people love discussing various award shows (The only way I get my award show fix). Then, surprisingly for some reason Twitter/Facebook exploded on Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. So, I think that events (Things that usually occur live) will have active conversations from viewers. But I don't think this interaction would be used very much for shows, like sitcoms, as many people watch it later than the first airing. There's not the same sense of urgency to watch it as it happen like sports. And I think because of that reason, active conversations through social network for shows will not be "The Next Big Thing". Of course there will be some shows that create a crazy amount of buzz and creates a seldom buzz on Twitter.  That's just my opinion though.