gestures. Just like in "Minority Report,"
devices can be controlled simply by
waving your hands in the air. Thanks to
many innovators who have hacked Kinect
to work in other platforms.
10. HTML5
HTML5 -- the fifth iteration of the HTML
standard -- and it lets developers to create
richer, more interactive applications than
8. Second-screen experiences
before. As developers tire of building
"Second-screen experiences" is a buzz-
applications for every operating system
phase among TV and movies these days.
out there -- from Android to iOS to
It refers to apps (mainly on the iPad) that
Windows Phone and beyond -- HTML5
listen to the audio output of your TV and
offers the opportunity to build an app
display content related to the show or
once and have it work everywhere.
movie you're watching. The chances are
Adobe is killing off Flash for mobile
that you already use your tablet computer
devices, meaning one of the primary
or phone while watching TV, so there's
methods
ample opportunity to make the viewing
applications on mobile phones is about to
experience a more interactive one. Disney
disappear.
already
has
second-screen
apps
for
movies such as "The Lion King" and
"Bambi," while multiple TV networks have
of serving videos
and rich
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similar offerings: We can expect many,
many more to be released in these years.
9. Flexible screens
These
awesome
new
bendable
interfaces will let you zoom in, zoom out
and scroll around a page simply by
twisting your phone or tablet. Nokia and
Samsung have both hinted. The really
exciting stuff, however -- like paper-thin
devices that roll up to fit in your pocket -is still years away.
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