The company NDS has developed a concept in which a television with the walls can be ge lwa integrated. When the tv is not being used, he acts as a kind of wallpaper. In a few years, should such a tv for sale.
The shown prototype consists of six lcd’s that are linked together and into the wall of a living room are processed. Content can be in 4K resolution to be displayed. According to NDS, that his plans laid out in an interview with Wired, the cost of the current set-up now $ 30,000, but must the concept over a number of years for consumers are available. The biggest obstacles are the current prices for tv screens, a wall covering, and the small range of content in 4k resolution.
NDS wants to with his concept of the tv a large section of the wall can take. If nothing is displayed on the screen, the system must have a background assume that matches the wallpaper. While watching tv the background may, however, be used as branding for the programme.
There are besides tv several other services built in, such as traffic information and weather. The software runs on Google Chrome, so users of the displayed content can adjust. It is unclear whether the Chrome OS or the browser on a different platform. It can also different things at the same time; users can run the tv picture shrink and move, and then something else on the rest of the surface of the screen to display. Furthermore, can Apples iPad as a remote control to be used.
NDS also showed a feature that different widgets links to what is viewed on the tv. So in addition to a tv program, a live Twitter stream will be displayed with tweets about the program. The system can also ads for certain products that in the tv-program to be used.
It is possible to make presets to set, in which individual preferences can be set for how the content on tv should be displayed. Also tv providers can these presets are supplied, with suggestions for playback, volume and lighting are given. However, it is unclear whether partnerships with tv providers are closed.
