Monitor eBay Auctions as You Watch TV
Ever get bored with having to stay at your PC to see how your eBay auction bids are doing? Well, apparently Time Warner has just launched a pilot project in Texas for around 50,000 of its digital cable television subscribers.
The system is being provided free to viewers and they don't need any new equipment or remote controls to access eBay on their TVs. The initiative has been titled "eBay on TV," and the cable company hopes the service will help it combat strong competition from the satellite TV providers
eBay bidders first have to place bids using their PCs in the usual way, but can then relax while watching television. A flashing symbol along the bottom of the TV screen will let them know if they are being outbid or if they have won the auction. Using the TV remote control, the viewer can increase the bid, without needing to leave the comfort of their armchair.
The trial is scheduled to last for 12 months, so don’t expect to see this feature available on your own TV anytime soon. But you can bet that if viewer feedback is good the program will be rolled out on a national and global basis before too long.
Meantime, you can still search eBay UK or visit eBay shopping UK and eBay auction UK the old fashioned way on your PC!
The system is being provided free to viewers and they don't need any new equipment or remote controls to access eBay on their TVs. The initiative has been titled "eBay on TV," and the cable company hopes the service will help it combat strong competition from the satellite TV providers
eBay bidders first have to place bids using their PCs in the usual way, but can then relax while watching television. A flashing symbol along the bottom of the TV screen will let them know if they are being outbid or if they have won the auction. Using the TV remote control, the viewer can increase the bid, without needing to leave the comfort of their armchair.
The trial is scheduled to last for 12 months, so don’t expect to see this feature available on your own TV anytime soon. But you can bet that if viewer feedback is good the program will be rolled out on a national and global basis before too long.
Meantime, you can still search eBay UK or visit eBay shopping UK and eBay auction UK the old fashioned way on your PC!
