The Future Of Television And Living Room [infographic]

Published by Web Desk Wednesday, October 2, 2013

The television remains the aesthetic and social hub of the living room-an anchor around which our coffee tables, sofas, and evening hours are arranged. But the major tech players are competing the disrupt that space and transform not just the hardware, but nearly every aspect of the television experience.

Infographic Source: gui.de

Marvel At The Connected Ecosystem

Tomorrow's operating ecosystem will seamlessly link your television with your smartphone, tablet, gaming console and other digital devices. The television will remain the primary platform for high quality video and the center of the digital living room.

Awe-Inspiring Interface

In the future "Consumers will use natural language, gestures, and (adjust devices) to interact with their TVs as easily as they do with another person." Sit down, start watching, The TV of the future will recognize you and queue up your favorite shows automatically.

Depth-Defying Displays!

Sports and movies will be optimized to take full advantage of the immersive display. 4k resolution and glasses-free 3D will plunge you into the picture.

Stunning Second Screens

Buy your favorite character's shoes, tweet the producers and read the reviews with a swipe on your tablet. Tomorrow's not so far away?

Astonishing Application!

Channel surfing? No way! In the future, you'll use a search bar. But not just for finding reruns-any digital activity you can imagine will be possible on your TV. Apps will disrupt the television market by replacing "channels" as content-delivery mechanisms. 800 million smart TVs will be in homes by 2017 according to Informa.