Hi Tech Explosion

• Technology (Computers) Everywhere– Cars, Appliances, Games, Industry, Vending– Phones, Netbooks, Tablets (IPAD, etc)– Satellite TV, Radio, GPS, internet (wireless)– DVD Blu-Ray DVR’s – Camera’s - Video

• Television Revolution– Analog to Digital– High Definition– Now Merge TV with a Computer

Analog (Original) TV

Channels 2 through 83 Occupied Radio Spectrum from 54mhz to 698 mhz

Park Cable is Analog --

Digital TV

• Switch to Digital Mandated in Feb 08• Freed 108 mhz of spectrum for other uses– Wi-Fi, Public Service, Industry, Gov Auction

• Four or more Channels in each slot• Allowed High Def TV and better sound

HD TV Sources

• Cable, Comcast many others (not park cable)• Satellite --Direct TV, Dish, Star Choice• Internet• Local Channels from Antenna

• Now for the Demo of local HD TV from an Antenna

USA Today

Connect Internet to TVSony and GoogleNow PartnersIn Google TV

Logitech RevueGoogle andLogitechOffer LogitechRevue

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/smartTV

Computer Club Ties Computer to TV

• Club Computer connects to Samsung TV with HDMI Cable for HD

• Many New Laptops have HDMI connection which is compatible with TV

• We can connect to Youtube, Netflix, itunes, amazon, vudu, Hulu Plus, Crackle, Pandora, Google, networks (abc, nbc…)

Trends

New Motorola Tablet has dual core processor, 4G internet access plus HDMI connection. Price TBA – released at CES show in Vegas

What’s Next

• The “PC” originated about 1980• The Internet (as we know it) started in about

1996• Digital TV is a couple years old• Technology growth has been Exponential