Viewer interface for TV layers Web content for context
(Phys.org) —In past years, the television was less fondly called the idiot box. Today the TV is more fondly being promoted as a potential informationalized box, signified by technology offered by a new device appearing on Kickstarter called InAiR. This is a piece of hardware that is made to serve as a viewer interface for the TV, whether you are watching on a 3DTV or 2DTV, pulling up relevant content from the Web and displaying it inline. The InAiR gadget comes in the form of a smart HDMI adaptor plugged into the TV and set top box. You could be getting a screen display of a space exploration event augmented by a supplementary sidebar from NASA or you could be viewing a global sporting competition supplemented by detailed data from an online site. The makers of InAiR, SeeSpace, are noting that with this device there is no more neck-straining...