Flash enters the home

Cleve Nettles
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April 19, 2009
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It really is interesting to see this web of companies all entering into each others territory.  Google is building an OS to compete with Microsoft and Apple.  Microsoft is making an iPod touch-like Zzzune. 

Adobe today is announcing their foray into the home television market space (AppleTV and many others) with Flash for TV.  Adobe said it expects the first available products with the new Flash runtime will likely be televisions shipped later this year.

Hardware and chip partners for the project include Broadcom, Intel, NXP Semiconductors, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics. Distribution partners include Comcast, Disney Interactive, Netflix, New York Times Co. and Atlantic Records.

Comments (5)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 20, 2009 - 6:52am

Competition is always good. Whether these forays will be successful is always debatable. These new products will likely demonstrate new features that will keep even the most established companies on their toes (ahem Apple). Hopefully this new competition will also help level prices.

NapMan (not verified) | April 20, 2009 - 7:06am

So is Flash going to be available on just about every consumer electronics device EXCEPT the iPhone???

David Majer (not verified) | April 20, 2009 - 10:03am

The Telco's will not like any of this... they own the pipes we get internet from, which means they are the gatekeepers of information flow, and henceforth hardware technologies.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 20, 2009 - 12:13pm

I would like to see Apple use its extra cash to buy a telco. Maybe they can start their own?

tower defence (not verified) | April 20, 2009 - 10:54pm

Whether these forays will be successful is always debatable. These new products will likely demonstrate new features that will keep even the most established companies on their toes. Hopefully this new competition will also help level prices.