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Wow. This SUPER MARIO game really generates page views. You have to be quick.

Just couldn't resist. Talk about personalized television. Is this for real? I guess Version 2.0 will have a hard drive, a mini-remote control on the headphone cord, and 4G connectivity? -- Tracy Swedlow [itvt]

This is a picture of a magic drawing pad (held by my mother) owned by my daughter. The screen is translucent and illuminated so the drawing appears as if it were neon. This is the 21st Century version of the Woobie from Winky Dink days.  -- Tracy Swedlow

A sci-fi video I made a few years ago. -- Tracy Swedlow, [itvt]

To Steve Donoghue's credit, he caught Time Warner CEO, Glenn Britt, in the hallways of NCTA in LA this week (see above) to ask him about Brian Roberts' announcement of the Comcast-ready iPad remote. Britt says there is an industry-wide effort through CableLabs to collaborate with Apple (note: CableLabs is working on various broadband TV efforts) on the use of their iPad. What is interesting is that Roberts' said his iPad is working with EBIF to enable the set-top box to work with the iPad - an interesting use of the technology.

Side Note: I wish Apple employees were able to reach out more to the press and participate at events and be more a part and participant in industry dialogues.

Just watched this video from CR and thought our readers might want to have access to it. They pretty much recommend one manufacturer over the other (Panasonic) and tell you why. Take a look.  There is still more to know about buying a 3DTV, however, and they state that towards the end. -- Tracy Swedlow

The TV of Tomorrow Show 2010 took place March 3-5 (Wednesday - Friday) in San Francisco, California. This video is a short overview of what it felt like to be there.

To find out how to see or license videos from the show, please contact Tracy at swedlow@itvt.com or 415-824-5806.

Thanks to Erin Flood and to Will Kreth at Time Warner Cable's OEDN.net for sponsoring our show and for putting together this very nice photo essay of our TV of Tomorrow Show 2010 in San Francisco. Nicely done! On to your next adventure....! Congratulations to Will for his Award for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television this year! You deserve it.

--Tracy Swedlow, Editor [itvt]

Here's the 3D TV I want in my house. -- Tracy Swedlow, editor [itvt]

Finally am posting the great conversation between Tim Kring and Brian Seth Hurst - it was very well received at the conference.  There are 4 parts to this conversation.

To get to all the videos click here

-- Tracy Swedlow, editor, [itvt]

Noticed that Comcast had created an Interactive Television menu selection on the Main Menu. Once you click it, there is a page branded with a new "iTV" logo (fat, blocky letters) and a call to action offering Caller ID to San Francisco Bay Area Triple Play customers. Is it EBIF-enabled? More on this later. -- Tracy Swedlow, editor, [itvt]

UPDATES:  Mike Ryan, CEO of A Different Engine, sent us some updated info:

1) the app is EBIF and was built by Comcast's TVWorks. Mike says he oversaw the work, which took place over 18 months. Launched within the last 2 months.

Allan Thygesen reported December 22nd that the patent he wrote while at Wink for analog interactive TV was finally approved at the US Trademark and Patent office December 15th! It was filed June 15, 1999. Here are some comments in the screenshot on his Facebook page.  Patent lawyers are certainly thorough.... We hope to hear more on the topic so watch this space. -- Tracy Swedlow

LATEST UPDATE:  Allan Thygesen wrote in...

This funny parody video about the impossibility of Flash on the iPhone features Adobe CTO, Kevin Lynch (right with the beret!), and Adobe's SVP and GM, John Loiacono (left with analogue TV). It was produced for fun for attendees of the Adobe MAX 2009 conference and it expertly echoes the ever popular "Myth Busters" show.  -- Tracy Swedlow, [itvt]