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Exclusive: Twitter and Facebook widgets coming to FiOS TV




FiOS TV Widgets

Earlier we posted a fairly in-depth piece looking at some of the upcoming FiOS TV features, but we figured some of you might just be interested in this juicy tidbit. We know a bunch of you are addicted to Twitter and/or Facebook, and if you are a Verizon FiOS TV subscriber, you’ll be interested to know that both are going to be integrated into your television viewing experience by way of widgets.

The Twitter integration is particularly cool, as the widget will give you a look at what people are saying about the show you are currently watching. Could be fun for sports, or reality shows. Not so much for Keeping Up with the Kardashians (hat tip to Jason on that one.)

We have no timeline for when the widgets will be pushed out, but we do know that they are currently in beta.

[Image credit: Zatz Not Funny]


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Having access to Facebook while watching TV would be pretty neat but I wonder if the widget will have less function than the actual website. I work for Dish Network and I own a Logitech Revue with Google TV and I have access to apps like Pandora and Twitter but I can also browse the internet while watching TV. This allows me to check out what is happening on Facebook. I can do all the same things I would do it’s almost like having a computer built into my TV.


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