Don’t we already have this with comcast, hulu, youtube, etc? Ohhhh, these are commercials you can’t fast forward through, like hulu, or any of the major news agencies’ little news blurbs. But here’s the best part:

ZillionTV operates through a device it calls ZBar that it supplies for free. Users must, however, pay a one-time activation fee of up to $100, said CEO Mitch Berman, a TV industry veteran who helped found E!

That’s not an activation fee, that’s paying for the fucking hardware. Especially since decoding FLV’s is so simple my fucking PHONE can do it. Did I mention you can’t skip these ads? What’s next, can’t mute them either? 

Users maneuver through the ZillionTV interface with a motion-sensing remote similar to a Nintendo Wii controller. “The whole screen on your TV becomes interactive,” Berman said.

Anyone have a Wii and not get frustrated using the Wiimote for pointing at a small TV because the tinest motion sends your cursor flying through their Channels interface? Ever get frustrated trying to type in a search term to their web browser to find something on youtube? Now imagine this is your only way to use your remote for TV. FUN! I predict this effort will fail. At least, it’s already failed for my uses.

Tags: failonomics

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 10:08.