Telechronics: the new TV world to the user's pace
Ademar Days
Journalist
Radio Horizonte Algarve / Tavira
For most people who are currently around 30 years gone are the days when there were only two options: Channel 1 and the Channel 2 RTP.
The TV market grew with new technologies (had to do) and this same generation is the most demanding, since it is the first to grow up with a whole range of "gadgets" that the previous generation could only see in science fiction movies.
Is before, the other side was the viewer, today, each of us is a relatively similar to a programming manager role. Whenever we want to see or mais, when we want!
And this is where Netflix. The US company offers a television service over the internet in more than forty countries. It is the most widely used of its kind in the world and now is preparing to reach the national territory.
The news was confirmed by a letter sent by CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells to all investors, letter makes it clear that the plan of Netflix: expand its market to the world in a period of two years.
For now there is still no official release date for Portugal, but the future is just around the corner.
But there more. Apple is also in talks to offer TV on the Internet.
The technology giant led by Tim Cook is in talks with several broadcasters in the United States to offer a television service via the Internet 25 channels, reported Tuesday the Wall Street Journal.
According to the daily, the service will include programming television networks such as ABC, CBS and Fox and will be available for all iOS dispositos, like the iPhone and the iPad and Apple TV. The estimated monthly cost ranges from 30 and 40 dollars.
The offer shall be announced in June and launched in September, and then is the market outside the "States".
We continue to talking about giants who bet on new areas, but moved to the world of video games.
Nintendo will create games for smartphones. History? Sim, at least the Japanese brand, Unlike the competition, stubbornly ignore this market niche.
Strength of time or strength of financial reporting, certain is that Nintendo revealed that it will finally start creating games for these devices in partnership with the Japanese company DeNA, responsible for Mobage, one of the largest gaming platforms for Japan smartphones.
Indeed, this was a week full of news by Nintendo. In the same press conference where Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president, announced the creation of games for smartphones, it was also revealed that the Japanese brand is developing a new system dedicated to video games.
"NX" is the code name of the project that focus on surroundings: "It's too early to elaborate on the details of the project, but we hope to share more information with you over the next year,"Concluded Iwata.
In the world of video games is no other name to retain, Utomo, a new service that wants to offer a library of games for PC through a monthly fee of 10 dollars.
The method used by Utomik is similar to progressive download, possible by the company itself calls 'patented streaming file of technology' by the company.
The goal is to make the games accessible with a click only, without the installation time become impeding easy access to any game that you want to enjoy the moment. The process takes place by downloading small data packets while the user continues to use, which ensures access to the library of games instantly.
Following same idea of eliminating the dead time, we highlight here is already the case in the airports of Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden, where Akestamholst design agency had the idea of transforming normal arcade Pac-Man, Galaga and Space Invaders in order to raise funds for the Red Cross.
The machine accepts any currency and all the revenue goes directly to the institution concerned.
How to pass the dead time at the airport? Have fun and help others.
It now remains to wait for such initiatives in our airports.
To finish, Movie of the Week. Premiere this day 19 March "The Combatants", a comedy / romance about love and initiation into adulthood, conducted by Thomas Cailley second argument in partnership with its Claude Le Pape.
Presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014, "The Combatants" won four awards, including the International Review (FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics).
In 2015, still got nine nominations for the Césars (French Oscars), being awarded four awards: Best First Film, Best Actress (Haenel), Best Actor Revelation (Azaïs) and Best Original Screenplay (Cailley e Pope).
Here is the link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkI-PoQ1WYs
