What’s Holding Back the Digital Living Room? – New York Times
In the article he posits a couple of theories ending up with:
Could it be that the digital living room concept is equally flawed–and all Silicon Valley’s horses and all Asia’s men are barking up the wrong tree?
Perhaps I am jaded today but I think the concept that Silicon Valley is pushing forth is flawed for many reasons. First and foremost is that entertainment companies don’t understand interactivity (games aside) and tech companies don’t understand entertainment, specifically that their content doesn’t *work* on TV.
After saying all of that, I do believe that there is a way to “infect” the entertainment industry with interactive technology. Some day I will let you all know how. ;-)