Adobe Flash to go inside TVs and set-top boxes

Posted on Monday, April 20 2009 @ 20:51 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Adobe has made a deal to put its Flash software into chips for TVs and set-top boxes. This will enable content providers and developers to make applications for your TV that deliver web-based content like news, share prices and weather information.

Flash will be included on most chips -those made by Broadcom, Intel, NXP and STMicroelectronics - but the deal does not cover TVs made by Sony and Samsung.

The first applications using Flash are expected to hit TV sets early in 2010.

Sony and Samsung already have a number of connected TVs on the market, but they are using Yahoo's rich media platform of widgets instead of Flash.

More info at BBC News.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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