<![CDATA[Gizmodo: aquos net]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: aquos net]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/aquosnet http://gizmodo.com/tag/aquosnet <![CDATA[Sharp Aquos Net: Widget TV [Media]]]>
Sharp's new Aquos Net brings (approved) widgets to your television. Our shaky video walks you though the experience. It's not the speediest interface at the moment, but we're really digging the different panel size options. You can leave the widgets in the corner, blow them up to half-screen size, or go to the sites ala full-panel web browser.

Aquos Net won't change the world, but as a prototype of what's to come in the industry, it's pretty freakin' cool.

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341272&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[So What the $*@% Is Aquos Net? [Explanation]]]> Aquos Net was just announced at Sharp's press conference. Many of their better LCDs will feature the service. Connecting through an ethernet jack, users will be able to download (supported) widgets. Users can then connect live to technical support through their TVs, with conveniences like never reaching their necks behind entertainment centers for 1,000-digit model numbers again.

Overheard from exec: "it adds about $200 to price of TV." Ouch.

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