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Products and services in the digital world are constantly being upgraded. Sky TV can now record, broadband deals offer phone lines and digital TV with it and now a games console can record digital TV and have an instant messaging service. There is so much to offer and it seems that increasingly more people want these digital features in their house. With many homes having a telephone, internet, computers, game consoles, DVD players and digital TV; a home could get over crowded. It also seems inevitable that these digital features will become combined to accomplish more than one service with just one server. The PlayStation 3 has a new TV tuner plug which can turn the PlayStation into a video recorder like the Sky Plus feature. The TV tuner should be out early next year to enable you to record TV and movies which can be stored on the PlayStation but enjoyed at any time on your TV. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) also has the potential to use the TV tuner as well. Programs can be transferred by a wireless internet connection to the PSP. It could also be transformed permanently by a USB Cable. Video chat and instant messaging is also available for the PSP so can you can interact with your gaming buddies. The feature was set up in conjunction with BT and is called "GO Messenger" and should also be out early next year. Other rival companies are also trying to bring different digital features together, including Microsoft. Their Xbox 360 is set to have platforms for internet TV too. The digital world has a very exciting future. Will there be a time when Digital TV, video games, telephone and internet all come in one compact box?!
Staff editor, Digital TV Section, August 2007 |
