The smart 'idiot box'

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says, May you live in interesting times, may you find what you are looking for.'' Ancient though, the proverb surely is a fit for today's time, where things keep getting more and more interesting. What seemed to be out of reach or dreamy decades back are now the reality-vacationing on Mars or having a clone of your favorite pet dog. Words and concepts are given new dimensions. Take the word 'smart' Besides its conventional meaning, 'smart' is now what we call the technological convergence between computers and other technological devices. Our phones are now blessed with this phenomenal 'smartness'; hence the smartphones. Realizing the hype created by the smartphones all over the world, manufacturers like Samsung, Phillips, Sony, LG and many others have tried their hands a new tech to groom the idiot boxes in out living rooms into 'Smart TVs' Smart TV is the result of the integration of internet into television sets, set top boxes and Blue-ray Players, thereby making the traditional television sets smart, much like the term we use for mobile Phones Smart Phones.