Intel's Hard-to-Define Viiv Doesn't Live Up to the Hype
Rob Pegoraro writes in The Washington Post:
In January, Intel told the world that digital media would never be the same again.More here.
During a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, chief executive Paul S. Otellini unveiled Viiv -- a combination of hardware and software that would combine functions of the TV, the DVD player, the VCR and the videogame console. Viiv (pronounced like "five") would make possible such novel feats as watching new movie releases online, catching South Africa's evening news in London and beaming video from one TV to another within your house.
In April, Viiv doesn't look much like that vision. On a typical Viiv box, Hewlett-Packard's Pavilion m7360y, it amounts to a smattering of free Web video clips and discounts on online music, movie and game rentals -- plus a nifty rainbow-hued Viiv sticker on the front of the computer.
posted by Fergie @ 4/23/2006 12:41:00 PM
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