What will day-to-day life be like when our homes are wired, when we all have broadband pipes, and when everything that surrounds us has been transformed from the world of atoms to the world of bits? We take a look at the digital future in Computer Chronicle's coverage of the Digital Living Room Conference from Laguna Niguel, California.
[Episode #1744, First broadcast: 7/25/2000]
AOL TV
Powered by an interactive software engine from Liberate, the main difference between AOL TV and Microsoft's Web TV, is that a current AOL subscriber maintains the same online identity on AOL TV.
Web TV
Not to be outdone by AOL TV, Web TV has just announced its own new twist to the convergence of the TV and the PC, a new version of Web TV which lets you use it like a TIVO or Replay Personal VCR.
ReplayTV ShowStopper
The Panasonic ShowStopper with ReplayTV Service is moving toward the next generation of interactive TV by finding new ways to use storage and connectivity to provide a customized television viewing experience.
TV on the Web
Veon
Veon is trying to move beyond AOL TV and Web TV to a new model, where interactivity is video based with TV style content on the Web that you can control.
Esynch
Esynch has com out with a multi-platform player that can play back video in any standard format and automatically synch the video to a web site. The player is called Choicecaster and its a free download.
ON24
ON24 has introduced something called PersonalCast that lets you essentially create a personalized CNBC service for your investor console. You select the stocks you want to follow, the sources and experts you want to hear from, and particular stories you want to read about.
Anteye.com
One site that is focusing on new entertainment content on the Internet.
PSMG
The Play Streaming Media Group has introduced the GlobeCaster which is essentially a computer peripheral that turns your PC into a complete video production studio.
Digital Music
Soundbreak.
