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Samsung brings the internet to your plasma TV
T3.com All — ... with the Widget Channel. Set to be announced at IFA in Berlin later this week, the Widget Channel will house small scale internet applications like news and weather right inside your gorgeous plasma screen. You'll be able to connect your TV to your home broadband connection through an ethernet port or a special wireless adaptor you can fit to your set. We're eager to find out more details on this one so stay tuned to T3.com for the best coverage of IFA available on the web. Via The Inquirer advertisement

Samsung and Yahoo to bring internet on your TV
Newlaunches.com — ... Widget Engine which may develop flash applications along with JAVASCRIPT, XML, and not to forget HTML. If this idea succeeds then more and more new TVs will have LAN or Ethernet connection compatibility embedded in them. I sure like the idea of reading my favorite RSS feeds scrolling on TV live while I watch my favorite episode of friends. Let's hope this idea gets the green light soon cause it sure is a good idea to get TV slobs hooked on the internet thereby reaching more eyeballs. Source