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LG is bridging the gap between their TV and mobile lineups, as they have recently announced alongside Broadcom a new lineup of Bluetooth-capable TVs. Bluetooth TVs sure are cool and all, but they aren’t entirely new – the first one was announced two years ago, in fact. Still, internet-capable TVs complete with widgets and YouTube are all the rage these days, and we can certainly expect more connectivity between phones and home entertainment systems as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other wireless protocols worm their way into household electronics.
Some of the possibilities mentioned included using your phone as a remote control, QWERTY keyboard input, as well as streaming video, pictures and music to the big screen. Unify4Life is already trying a lot of stuff like this with BlackBerry, but once wireless connectivity becomes ubiquitous in TV sets, the need for a third-party peripherals will melt away. In any case, Broadcom has only announced their involvement with LG – we don’t have any info on models or pricing just yet.
[via Broadcom]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
