When a category of topic becomes a central focus of an industry conference, you know that idea’s time has come. I’ve been covering the growing convergence of streaming web media (video, photos, news, music) with consumer electronics in the living room for months on this site (witness the pile of posts about connected TVs, Netflix-enabled Blu-ray players, and deals for TiVo, Xbox, and PS3).
This year’s Connections conference demonstrates just how important a topic this is becoming.
Connections is a “digital living conference and showcase” heading into its 13th year. It’s taking place June 2-4 in Santa Clara, CA.
The agenda of keynotes and sessions shows an industry poised to bring web-connected consumer electronics of all kinds directly into the mainstream. Just listen to the topics for some of the sessions:
- Marriage of Online Video to CE
- Connected TV Strategies
- TV 2.0 – The Future of the Set-Top Box
- Bringing “Cloud Media” to CE Devices
There will also be a focus on green technology.
Sounds like a fascinating event and an important indication of the growth of the information appliance space.
On InformationAppliance: Connections Conference to Highlight Web/Living Room Integration | Digital Picture Frames wrote at April 6th, 2009 at 4:37 am
[...] Today on InformationAppliance.com: June’s Connections conference looks to have a fascinating slate of information appliance-specific content. Topics of heavy discussion will include ways to integrate consumer electronics with content that lives online and how to connect TVs more deeply to the Internet. I can’t wait to see what comes out of the event … read more [...]