Seamlessly bringing Internet content to the TV screen was a big theme at last year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But so many "connected TV" devices and services have come to market in the past year that the ability to hook a TV to a broadband connection, either directly or through a bridge device like a set-top box, no longer seems novel. Instead, the buzz at this week's show, which starts on Jan. 7, is expected to center on mobile DTV receivers and 3D HD-capable TV sets and Blu-ray players. Both categories are speeding to retail after the creation of new technical standards last fall.rnFor the past few years at CES, broadcasters have been closely following-and promoting-the development of mobile DTV, which lets stations use their existing digital spectrum to transmit programming and data to cellphones and other portable devices.
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