Verismo's VuNow internet TV platform ambushes OEM market

If you're still resisting the onset of the internet TV revolution, we're here to inform you that your efforts are in vain. Shortly after launching a dedicated box at CES, Verismo Networks has announced an OEM program that's apparently drawing lots of attention from manufacturers of TVs, optical media players, AV receivers, etc. Essentially, the company is looking to get its open VuNow platform, which pulls in content from around the web, onto other standalone boxes and integrated within future devices -- much like Netflix's Watch Instantly has done, and exactly like we saw at CES with Netgear. And don't think the cash flow stops at the consumer level, as there are also opportunities within education and medicine sectors for institutions seeking a streamlined way of distributing learning materials. Watch out, pay-TV -- we've got options here, and we aren't afraid to use 'em.

[Fanfoot Posted Feb 10th 2009 10:30PM]

Obviously the question here is regarding content. I'm rather skeptical of the CinemaNow tie-in which leaves web video. YouTube is old hat, and although Verisimo claims "thousands of web sites" in their promotional material, I couldn't find anything specific about which ones those were, even downloading the user manual and perusing their site. Looks like its lots of short clips like CNN.COM and stuff like that rather than supporting hulu.com, tv.com, abc.com etc for free TV show access, which makes this dead in the water if true.

Anybody know different?