Even though Android tablets were widely hyped, IFA also had other interesting devices on display. Among them, internet TV is starting to take off. I would have expected some Android set-top box to be shown off, but some manufacturers may prefer to attend IBC 2010 10-14 September 2010. Interestingly the 2 videos below only provide integrated internet Tvs, i.e. without external set-top box.
Philips demo’ed an improved version of Net TV, a standard for internet television.
Here’s the LG’s Smart TV system for Web-TV and apps on High Definition Television. They have a really cool “magic” remote. (Wii-like remote). This is still a prototype but it looks promising.
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CES 2011: LG Smart TV will use an ARM SoC (outsourced) capable of 1080P @ 60fps. Application development based on Plex (http://www.plexapp.com/)