So I was reading this article about how AMD has shifted its thinking about the digital living room, and it got me wondering what the perfect digital living room would look like?
For AMD, the focus is shifting from trying to get consumers to put a computer into their living room to figuring out how to get chips into the living room. Because it turns out you don't need a PC, per se, to have a digital living room. You could have an internet-connected PC in another room downloading and streaming video from the internet, and that PC can stream video wirelessly to your living room. Or you can have a TV with a hard drive and an internet connection, and you wouldn't need a PC at all.
In truth, there probably won't be a single model for the digital living room. With Apple set to push the iTV, TiVo connecting you to the internet, and Microsoft working the multimedia PC possibilities, there are a number of companies vying for a position in front of your couch.
What does your living room look like these days? Do you have a TV , DVD player, video game console, Slingbox, and stereo? Are you waiting for all of these things to be combined in one package to take up as little space as possible? Or are you stringing wires throughout the house to connect as many devices as possible and patting yourself on the back for having a home that represents your true inner nerd?
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