New technology may be cool, but it can also be a double-edged sword. Different industries are starting to overlap, and even though the blending of different technologies can be very exciting, it can also be very confusing. One example is how cable television companies have been starting to use the Apple iPad and other tablet computers as a super-powered remote control. You can flip through pages of channels and times and shows on the handheld screen and select what you want to watch. They do this through an app that customers download. I’ll explore some of the implications of the tablet’s encroachment on the TV this week.
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Posted by: Jeff Kagan April 7, 2011 05:00 AMNew technology may be cool, but it can also be a double-edged sword. Different industries are starting to overlap, and even though the blending of different technologies can be very exciting, it can also be very confusing. One example is how cable television companies have been starting to use the Apple iPad and other tablet computers as a super-powered remote control. You can flip through pages of channels and times and shows on the handheld screen and select what you want to watch. They do this through an app that customers download. I’ll explore some of the implications of the tablet’s encroachment on the TV this week.