When I saw this in person, the immediate reaction was that social media is empowering individuals to support their own broadcasts into the living rooms of the masses. This is a very powerful leverage. With virtual platforms like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and the likes entering the living rooms of households, the power of broadcasting channels will not be strictly confined to just professional broadcasters. Cottage industries may sprung up as a result. The face of media broadcasting will change to a more diversified environment. While this promotes better transparency in the news media, there is a real risk that such technology may be abused.
Regardless, the Samsung SmartTV will definitely blur the boundary between traditionalTV broadcasting & home-made programmes.Social media will get into homes big. The changed user interface allows multi-way communication and sharing of data, ideas and thoughts will promote active participation on a far larger scale. It widens coverage and greatly lowers various costs across the board.
However there are two main downpoints:
1.Due to the lack of memory, no downloading of content from browser is allowed.So your computer is still useful at this point.
2.One cannot chat while using the social TV feature, but you are allowed to use GoogleChat for talking. while watching the TV.
Fortunately, the dual view mode that allows one to watch channels while doing social media. It's social TV allows the user to communicate wth friends and family without having to look for their computers.This is especially convenient as many people have developed the habit of watching TV while multitasking on their mobiles. Great tool to multitask especially during commercial breaks. The 3D function will also bring ideas and conversations alive. Price point at this juncture is still high. But rest assured that it will be lowered in the near future like most electronics do.
Great product!
