On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 18:21 +0000, Christian Giordano wrote: > 1) Define TV > Despite I guess we all know which kind of features such product might > offer (based on Google TV, Apple TV, Boxee etc....), I find quite > interesting the fact that in certain context when we refer to TV we > only mean standard broadcast. How many people do say "I don't watch > TV" but they indeed watch YouTube, downloaded movies, etc...? I > personally "watch TV" but the way how I do it definitely changed when > I got into Sky+, now I record series automatically or book recording > from my mobile. And if I miss something, I can watch it on the related > On Demand applications (one for each channel) on my PS3. So, > definitely times are changing! >
For sure. In my mind when I say "TV" what I actually mean is "the big screen in my house". What I actually look at on that screen doesn't, I think, really matter to me. If we can abstract the source of the moving pictures then I think we're on the right track. I mean, do people care that the video of man chasing his errant dog across a field comes from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, the BBC or their own home movies? I suspect not, but that's just my opinion. > 2) Clear use cases > Standard TV was introduced on the market almost 100 years ago! While > the programs and their format evolved drastically, the way people use > it didn't change much. After all I have been taught that humans don't > really change so quickly. While technology is adding some interesting > use cases, we can already start listing failures, such as: > * youtube on tv > * twitter on tv > > If to watch a 1 minute youtube video you need to spend 2 minutes to > search it, it doesn't really worth it. And also with twitter, TV > is typically a very passive consumer product. It shouldn't ask much > from you! > That's a great point, the user shouldn't feel a burdened by watching. > > I think we can already outline some clear use cases: > * standard TV: very passive, keeps you company when in > background, advertisement can play a part in it. > * recorded TV: don't ever miss a live show you like. This could > be a convenient way to have a tailored program for the user > without relying on On Demand deals with broadcasters. > * TV as big and shared display: push content from your mobile > devices (Airplay, and practically also Xbox, are supporting > this) > > If you can do well these 3 things, you have good chances! This is a really great set of use cases. We should keep these core to our thinking when work out what we need it to do. Cheers, Will
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