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SeeSaw is a service that originated from the Kangaroo joint venture, a proposed online video-on-demand partnership between UK broadcasters BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Unfortunately UK antitrust regulators blocked the plans, worried the joint venture would possess too much power over UK web
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SeeSaw offers a variety of content from BBC, Channel 4 and FIVE. Popular shows like The Gadget Show, Skins and Peep Show are all available. There’s also a number of classic shows including Fonejacker, Bottom and Doctor Who. The majority of content at the moment is provided by Channel 4′s “4OD” service. There are plans in the works for US content and sport events such as the London 2012 Olympics but deals are yet to be signed.

It remains to be seen whether SeeSaw can persuade other content providers to join. American drama and comedy shows are popular amongst British viewers and if the start-up is able to pull in a decent variety of shows then it could easily become the UK’s Hulu.

SeeSaw is expected to go public in March with over 3,000 hours of content. If you can’t wait until March then register your interest for the beta at SeeSaw.com

This page contains visual explorations of how a Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware. Some possibilites they explore include:
* Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored, split, attached to focus.
* Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites.
* Contextual actions triggered via dwell.
* Zooming UI for multiple tabs
* Tabs presented along the side of the screen (see Side tabs)
* Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher

Chrome OS has the advantage of a simple interface optimized for web applications. This may seem too restrictive, but Chrome, Safari, Firefox and other browsers are quickly evolving and many popular apps are migrating to the web.

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conf : http://googlesystem.blogspot.com