What's (on) the box?

With the early adopter crowd now buying powerful computers to put next to their tellys, it seems that another battle in the couch content war is erupting.

And with Apple expected to announce their wireless set-top box next week, it may be about to do to media-centre-personal-computers [define], what the iPod did to the awkwardly named mp3-player.

So if Apple can get the Queen’s internet connected to her telly in five years time, how will she be paying for what she’s watching? Will she be downloading ad-free episodes of her favourite soap? And will Prince Philip be watching the cricket on his PSP?

It’s highly probable that the advertisers will still be reaching deep into their pockets and of course Google will have their contextual fingers in the pie somewhere.

Posted by: Ben at caketime on Friday, 5th January 2007