Yahoo!(R) Brings the Cinematic Internet(TM)to Lifeand Revolutionizes Internet-Connected Television

Yahoo Widget’s for TV has to be one of the bigger announcements for CES. This press release from Yahoo covers most of the major announcements. It’s good to see Yahoo gain some of its former glory.

 

YAHOO! WIDGET ENGINE TO POWER MILLIONS OF TV SETS FOR SAMSUNG, SONY,
LG ELECTRONICS AND VIZIO

The TV Widget user experience, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, will
be available in a variety of products, including a line of
Internet-connected television sets manufactured by Samsung, Sony, LG
Electronics and VIZIO and available in market as early as spring 2009.
By working with the top consumer electronics manufacturers, Yahoo! will
bring the exciting content developed by Yahoo! and third-party
developers to millions of television sets in multiple countries in 2009.