Adobe has secured a deal to put its Flash software into many of the chips that go inside TVs and set-top boxes.

It will enable developers and content providers to create applications to deliver web-based content such as news, weather and share prices to TV screens.

Flash will be included on most chips -those made by Broadcom, Intel, NXP and STMicroelectronics - but the deal does not cover TVs made by Sony and Samsung.

The first applications using Flash are expected to hit TV sets early in 2010

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8008070.stm

Imagine my surprise when i jump onto the Virgin London to Manchester train to find (at last) that I have free wireless access all the way back... Get in!  Small things amuse........  I am happy anyway, which is what matters the most.  Its only taken 4 years; bravo!

I can't help but marvel at the quality and capability of my PS3 and Wii; however i have to think about the validity of their future?  I personally see two potential attacks on the current industry structure:

1) The i-Phone.  How long before Apple stick a 'HD out', onto the little device, and suddenly blu-ray has gone the way of VHS.  Surely more powerful processing, and quality games will put Apple right in amongst the gaming big boys?

2) And the second being; onlive http://www.onlive.com.  Stream your games....done!

I love how technologies can appear out of nowhere and own a global market space within years...SEGA Megadrive anyone?