Comcast subscribers: In the future, believing that the TV is talking to you might not be a sign of insanity. You may be getting a Skype video call.
Comcast Corp., the country’s largest cable company, is set to announce Tuesday that it plans to bring Skype calls to TV sets later this year.
Subscribers will then be able to rent a kit from Comcast that includes a webcam and an adapter that plugs into the TV.
A new cable box remote will include a keyboard on the back, for typing chat messages.
Philadelphia-based Comcast hasn’t yet figured out what to charge for the kit. It wouldn’t say whether Skype would get some of what Comcast charges.
Subscribers will get notifications of incoming calls on their TVs and will be able to answer calls with full-screen video or in a window while watching TV.
Associated Press
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