My smart TV (The Avangers)

My Smart TV

1.       Background

Past tense:

-          A first patent was filed in 1994 (and extended the following year) for an  "intelligent" television system, linked with data processing systems, by means of a digital or analog network.

(because its the fact that television system patented in 1994)

-          The mass acceptance of digital television in late 2000s and early 2010s greatly improved smart TVs

( its improve around 2000-2010, or at the point, before 2010)

2.       Definition

Present tense :

-          A smart TV device is either a television set with integrated Internet capabilities or a set-top box for television that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic television set.

( the fact obut smart tv itself)

-          Smart TV platforms or middleware have a public Software development kit (SDK) and/ Native development kit (NDK) for apps so that third-party developers can develop applications for it, and an  app store so that the end-users can install and uninstall apps themselves.

( the fact obut smart tv itself)

Function

Present tense

Smart TV devices facilitate the curation of traditional content by combining information from the Internet with content from TV Providers.

  Services offer users a means to track and receive reminders about shows or sporting events, as well as the ability to change channels for immediate viewing.

Technology

Present tense

Smart TV technology and software is still evolving, with both proprietary and open

source software frameworks already available.

Social Networking

Present tense
 
Some smart TV platforms come prepackaged, or can be optionally extended, with social networking technology capabilities. 

The addition of social networking synchronization to smart TV and HTPC platforms may provide an interaction with both on-screen content and other viewers than is currently available to most televisions, while simultaneously providing a much more cinematic experience of the content than is currently available with most computers.

Restriction of access

Past Tense

Google TV devices were also blocked from accesing any programs offered by Viacom’s subsidiaries.

Market Share

Present tense

Also in-stat predicts that 100 million homes in north America and western Europe will own

television sets that blend traditional programs with internet content by 2016