In particular, Allaire thinks those iDevices can help Apple replace the famously and persistently clunky user interface for cable TV.
No one would choose to buy a TiVo or Media Center if it meant you had to use the same crappy interface your cable company's DVR uses.
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There are standards wars here, too, with some TV makers opting for the HDMI 1.3 multimedia cable interface supported by companies like Dolby and others looking ahead to the still nascent DisplayPort format from Analogix Semiconductor.
The FCC let it be known last week in a Memorandum Opinion and Order that a single standard wasn't actually required, as long as the IP interface on the cable box used an industry standard -- the Commission did bless the DLNA Premium Video Profile as a suitable example.
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The VGA solutions include a proprietary connector cable and interface module to accomplish all audio and video transfer and a 1.5-meter USB cable for charging iPhone 5.
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It has a search mechanism that works better than anything on a current cable or satellite finder interface.
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While the design may change, the interface is expected to be easier for people to use than existing cable on-screen menus, widely viewed as clunky.
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Due to the lack of use, the cable industry asked that the rules be updated to require an IP interface instead.
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The video on demand business is something they should stay away from and instead focus on everything they are good at, since they have an application platform and a burgeoning ad sales business, they could utilize this by offering cable operators and telcos a piece of the pie against a well defined TV interface with social interaction.
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This represents the first time that a cable operator will make its entire video on demand (VOD) library available via a retail DVR and TiVo Premiere will become the first retail product to fully integrate a cable VOD service, along with linear television and broadband content accessible through TiVo's user interface and intuitive search capabilities.
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