| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | How Google Plans To Lock You Away From Windows, iOS
| | | In the past, one thing that's always separated Google from its rivals has been the ability to use Google services across many platforms. Whether you owned an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or a Windows PC, you always had access to Google services like Search, Maps, and Docs. Of course, Google would prefer that you use Android and Chromebooks, but that rarely felt like a requirement. At this year's Google I/O conference, different strategy is emerging. (GreenBot)
Why This Is Important: By building in Android-exclusive features to its Android Wear, Android Auto and Android TV platforms, Google is encouraging consumers to tie all of their devices -- smartphone, smart watch, TV, car -- into one ecosystem, making it much more difficult to switch to iOS or Windows when it is time to replace any of those devices.
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| | #2 | Aero's Dead. So What's Next For Internet TV?
| | | The Supreme Court shot down Aereo's business model this week, but that doesn't mean customers' desire for a better TV experience is gone. Americans are still fed up with huge channel bundles, high prices, poor service and the lack of ability to watch all their shows on all their devices. That's part of why Aereo was attractive: It offered a few dozen local broadcast channels and the Bloomberg TV financial channel on multiple devices for just $8 a month. (Real Clear Technology)
Why This Is Important: Last year, the number of pay TV subscribers in the U.S. fell for the first time, and estimates are that 5 percent of homes will substitute pay TV with one or more Internet video services by the end of the year, rising to 10 percent five years from now. It appears that consumers are rediscovering the fact that over-the-air TV content is still free if you have a functioning antenna.
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| | #3 | 4K TV Prices Are Falling Fast, Fueling Rapid Adoption Of The New Video Standard
| | | 4K TV adoption will largely be driven by the rapidly falling average selling price (ASP) of 4K-capable televisions, according to a recent report from BI Intelligence on the market for 4K TVs. In just two years, prices for 4K declined by more than 85% worldwide, falling from $7,851 in 2012 to $1,120 in 2014, according to the NPD Group. (Business Insider)
Why This Is Important: Mass adoption of HDTVs took off once average selling prices dropped below $2,000 and HD content became plentiful. It appears that 4K TV sales could face a similar spike. The prices are getting there, now all that is needed is plentiful 4K content.
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"While the content on the major broadcast networks is very important for some people, it's not important for everyone. So it's a dent, but I don't think it's going to significantly change the trends." -- Bill Niemeyer, senior analyst TDG Research
| | | Blog Post of The Day | The Trouble Truth Of Why It's Still So Hard To Share Files Directly
By Parker Higgins
It's not always easy to spot the compromises in the technology we use, where we've allowed corporate interests to trump public ideals like privacy and press freedom. But sometimes new developments can cast those uneasy bargains into relief—and show that the public may not have even been at the table when they were made. More » |
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