BaltTech

An IBM patent has been filed to let you tweet (or blog) directly from the TV remote.

http://www.bee.tv/default.asp

Check out the video demo, they include many of the concepts we’ve talked about:

http://www.bee.tv/demo.asp

Research by Intel into TV usage, I like the water-cooler effect on PVR usage:

http://www.intelconsumerelectronics.com/Consumer-Electronics-3.0/The-Changing-TV-Experience.aspx

Video:

http://www.intelconsumerelectronics.com/Consumer-Electronics-3.0/The-Next-Generation-TV-Experience.aspx

The Widget Channel:

http://www.intelconsumerelectronics.com/Consumer-Electronics-3.0/Widget-Channel-Overview.aspx

An interesting case study, check out the video demo:

http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2009/03/case-study-gestural-entertainment-center-for-canesta/

Interview with Margret Schmidt, VP of User Experience Design and Research at TiVo:

http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2009/01/14/interview-with-margret-schmidt-vp-of-user-experience-design-and-research-at-tivo-part-1/

This concept could be interesting for watching TV with friends, a phone that projects a movie onto a surface:

http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=5993