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Smart TVs Underutilized, NPD Survey Finds By Adam Dickter December 28, 2012 2:08PM     NPD's survey of people using TVs that connect to the Internet found that less than 10 percent used them to access Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or other social media. Few used their devices to post photos or read e-mail. About 15 percent streamed music through services like Pandora. But most, just under 60 percent, accessed streaming video content.   Related Topics Smart TV Xbox Roku Netflix Hulu NPD Group Latest News iPhone Takes a Hit in Satisfaction Dell Kills Its In-House Public Cloud After 360, There Comes the Xbox One A Terabyte's the Limit Now at Flickr Customers Less Satisfied with Win 8 (Page 2 of 2) "The living-room TV is used for viewing communal long-form content. Streaming video fits that paradigm pretty well." Too Many Choices? The news is a mixed bag for TV makers, who are adding functionality that has yet to fully catch on, but good news for tablet and PC makers because, at least for now, they are still the dominant portals to the Internet, though the soaring smartphone market will likely give them a run for their money. Add connected gaming platforms to the mix, NPD notes, as well as Blu-ray disc players, and that creates something of a confusing consumer experience. Buffone notes that, "While 15 percent of HDTV displays are connected directly to the Internet, that number increases to 29 percent of HDTVs screens due to these other devices." This explains why the growing ability of devices to transfer content to each other seamlessly may gain popularity. Microsoft 's Xbox, for instance, now has a Smartglass application that allows content from the platform to be switched or added to a smartphone or tablet or computer, either adding a second or third screen to the experience, or allowing you to take content with you when you leave the house and switch it back when you get home. < Previous Page  |  1  |  2   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: JL: Posted: 2012-12-28 @ 4:32pm PT Tvs used for watching tv shocker. Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com Stingray Traffic Manager on Amazon Web Services - Deliver Fast, Secure, and Available Applications. Looking to combine advanced load balancing with the application delivery features on Amazon Web Services? This process will allow you to run Stingray™ software on Amazon AWS using an Amazon account of your choice. Click here to view the complete range of Riverbed Stingray products on AWS.  Tech Trends 1.   Customers Less Satisfied with Win 8 2.   Salesforce Has a New Sales Pitch 3.   Dell Suffers a Dismal Quarter 4.   Batteries May Fuel Solar, Wind Growth 5.   Cloud Computing Gains Another Rival

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