On Monday, Comcast announced that it’s making its newest set-top box, the X1, available in Boston in the coming weeks, “with a rollout planned across the entire country later this year. It’s also introducing a mobile app to control the set-top box from the iPhone or iPad,” according to TechCrunch.
This announcement comes after several years of aiming to develop a set-top box “that would take all of the smarts out of the box and put it in the network, essentially allowing the cable provider to launch new services and update the new features without having to totally rewrite applications or push out new firmware,” details the article.
All the processing for the X1 is done on the network, giving Comcast the ability to test and create new apps for its customers without considering the age or version of the set-top box.
“It will also provide more personalized features, such as allowing customers to see which shows their Facebook friends are watching,” adds TechCrunch. “The new X1 iOS app will improve navigation on the set-top box, allowing subscribers to use the virtual keyboard to search through all the live and on-demand channels more efficiently than using a traditional remote control. Users can also filter by genre and interact with other social media apps.”
On Monday, Comcast announced that it’s making its newest set-top box, the X1, available in Boston in the coming weeks, “with a rollout planned across the entire country later this year. It’s also introducing a mobile app to control the set-top box from the iPhone or iPad,” according to TechCrunch.
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