{"id":621277,"date":"2010-01-05T13:53:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T18:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"tag:contentnext.com,2010-01-05:article\/419-skype-inks-deals-with-panasonic-lg-for-video-chat-on-the-big-screen"},"modified":"2010-01-05T13:53:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T18:53:48","slug":"skype-inks-deals-with-panasonic-lg-for-video-chat-on-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/621277","title":{"rendered":"Skype Inks Deals With Panasonic, LG, For Video Chat On The Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newly-independent<\/a> Skype is kicking off the Consumer Electronics Show with details<\/a> about its newest attempt to become an everyday communication utility—not just a tool the techies use. It has brokered deals with Panasonic and LG (SEO: 066570) that will bring Skype video-chats to the big-screen TV.\n<\/p>\n

Skype’s software will be embedded into Panasonic and LG’s web-enabled HDTV’s; the models will be available in mid-2010. For the electronics brands, the goal is to make buying a web-enabled TV even more of a draw, as there’s been some consumer resistance to paying extra for them, per the NYT<\/em><\/a>. Still, video chats on the Skype TVs won’t just magically happen, shoppers will also have to buy special web cams (priced in the $100 – $200 range) from the Skype store<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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