Breaking into the social networking space is a complicated endeavor, as we all know, which may be why Bubble Motion is exploring options to avoid being a standalone social network.
We're told that this functionality (dubbed Network Player) will eventually find its way into REGZA HDTVs and a still mysterious standalone player, but you won't see either until the second half of this year.
Optimizing functionality for a particular task, such as playing a DVD or recording a TV show, may still be an advantage of standalone devices, but the sheer amount of content both on a device and accessible through a home network will soon bring these archaic interfaces to their knees.