Another Step towards Convergence of TV and the Web

Ever since the Web got really started in the early nineties, its followers have been predicting various kinds of convergence, including computers and TV, telephones and computers, Computers and kitchen appliances, etc. Every day we see new evidence of these convergences taking place. The recent explosion of smart phones is just another big step in that continuum.

In another potentially big step, Google has announced, along with several partners, that it is working to have its web applications to be made available on televisions, using its Android operating system along with a new version of its Chrome Browser. Whether it actually reaches market mass is an open question, but the move is significant because it represents a significant convergence initiative by a major player. Even if it doesn't work, it will work eventually, because that's the future of the World Wide Web. See a press report here.