<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Posts by Laurence Harrison</title><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/people/laurence.harrison</link><description>Posts made by Laurence Harrison on Convergence Conversation</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:33:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) 2012 Convergence Conversation and contributing authors.  For full copyright info and terms of use visit http://www.convergenceconversation.com/</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>Convergence Conversation</title><url>http://www.convergenceconversation.com//lib/img/rssimg.png</url><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/people/laurence.harrison</link></image>	<item><title>The "Widget channels" are on their way</title><description><![CDATA[I read today about Intel and Yahoo getting together to create TV chips that allow web channels to run alongside TV shows.&nbsp; Have a look at the article here.&nbsp; It doesn&#39;t take a huge leap to imagine how this would look on screen.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#39;s a much bigger jump to envisage how it&nbsp;might actually change the way I watch TV and how I use the Internet.&nbsp; Quite separately I did start to think how, if they were successful, Widget Channels might impact the TV advertising market.&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/the-widget-channels-are-on-their-way</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/the-widget-channels-are-on-their-way</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:58:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Connected supply chain for the connected home</title><description><![CDATA[Some of you may have seen Samsung&#39;s announcement about it&#39;s new &quot;connected TV&quot; that it will be launching at IFA&nbsp;in August.&nbsp; The stuff that sets this apart from others is that&nbsp;it will apparently be the first TV in Europe which can be &quot;connected to a home network to receive multimedia files, have built-in content and are able to receive RSS feeds directly from the Internet.&quot;This will surely be the first of many that seek to place the TV and the living room at the heart of the connected home.&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/connected-supply-chain-for-the-connected-home</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/connected-supply-chain-for-the-connected-home</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:09:33 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>"Connected home" in 3-5 years?</title><description><![CDATA[The Chief Technologist at UK manufacturer Pace made this prediction in the news today.&nbsp; At the heart of this debate is what convergence is all about i.e.&nbsp;being able to&nbsp;move content around the home seamlessly between different manufacturers devices and platforms.&nbsp; The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is leading the charge on interoperability and has all the big names behind them.Different companies are now making bets on which technology solution will be the driving force behind making the connected home a reality and it&#39;ll be interesting to see how it plays out.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/connected-home-in-3-5-years</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/connected-home-in-3-5-years</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:57:15 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Freeview and the digital future</title><description><![CDATA[Maybe unsurprising to read the comments about Freeview from BSkyB&#39;s Customer Group MD Brian Sullivan at the Broadcast Digital channels conference yesterday.&nbsp; Mr Sullivan said that Freeview was not &quot;the universal blueprint for the digital future&quot;.&nbsp; I don&#39;t think Freeview would see themselves as&nbsp;that but rather one of the key players&nbsp;within what will be the multi-channel mix.&nbsp; Everyone knows that capacity is an issue for DTT and that&nbsp;DVB-T2 technology will&nbsp;give you&nbsp;3-4 HD channels by 2010.&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/freeview-and-the-digital-future</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/freeview-and-the-digital-future</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:15:59 +0100</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Should Government be sceptics or visionaries?</title><description><![CDATA[Is it harsh to ask this question of Government when it comes to technology? Surely we want Government to embark on all policy decisions with an open mind, gather the evidence, hear all the stakeholders, then make an informed decision on the best way forward. We&#39;d probably also like them to have a vision for what&#39;s best for the UK and a healthy level of scepticism that ensures they don&#39;t just listen to the loudest voices. In fact they need to be everything to everyone! Not an easy job then and having a vision could be politically dangerous if you are forced to change you mind.Policymaking is probably even more difficult when it comes to technology and in particular infrastructure deployment and standards.]]></description><link>http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/should-government-be-sceptics-or-visionaries</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.convergenceconversation.com/posts/laurence.harrison/should-government-be-sceptics-or-visionaries</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:52:40 +0100</pubDate></item>
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