Flash Coming Soon To A TV Near You
By Malcolm Owen | No CommentsLeave a Comment
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:50 am

Adobe will soon be adding the Flash player to TVs, cable boxes and other electronic devices attached to the TV in late 2009.

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This will mean you will be able to see web content on the TV instead of your PC, such as YouTube, Weebl’s Stuff or other content of a NSFW purpose. An announcement at the 2009 NAB Show  (National Association of Broadcasters) mentioned that deals have been made to put Flash into Blu-Ray players and similar, and you will be able to buy these real soon.
“Adobe Flash Platform for the Digital Home will dramatically change the way we view content on televisions. Consumers are looking to access their favorite Flash technology-based videos, applications, services and other rich Web content across screens”according to David Wadhwani,  Adobe’s Platform Business Unit VP.

It’s worth noting that although they have deals with a lot of manufacturers to put this technology in, Adobe however haven’t agreed anything with Sony and Samsung, as they’re doing the same thing with Yahoo Widgets instead.

Personally speaking, I don’t think consumers are looking specifically for flash services on their TV. They’re looking for ways to watch clips on YouTube easily, or other things that replace the drivel that’s being shown on TV nowadays…

[Via Ars Technica]