[LINK] Digital convergance

[Jan Whitaker]

Fwd: On Background Briefing this week:

>DIGITAL CONVERGENCE, CONNECTION AND CONFUSION
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3250241.htm

>Reporter: Stan Correy
>It's coming fast, the digital hub where i-pads talk to mobile 
>phones, computers talk to TVs, TVs have hundreds of apps, and you 
>can choose and change with your magical remote wand. But, big but, 
>who is in charge of customer service for all these devices when 
>something goes phut?

Good questions. My TV went kaput yesterday, so I started looking at 
replacements of the flat-screen variety and spotted a net-enabled one 
that looks pretty nice for not a whole lot more money. Has anyone on 
link taken that step? Do you find you use it or is it just a gimmick 
in this country still? I use my laptop at the same time as I watch 
tv, which serves the internet purpose for me, so I don't know if this 
is novelty (iTV) or has some genuine benefit.

Jan



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