The time is fast approaching when TVs will be bought for their software as much as their clarity, color and contrast. We're looking forward to seeing the evolution of the world of Interactive TV this year at CES 2010. However, for all the interest and hype surrounding widgets and quick access to your twitter feed, very little seems ready to address one of the fundamental problems with the interactive TV experience. Any good user experience must have a solid foundation of a good input device.

Facet Studios worked closely with Morega in the design and development of the QewPLAYER iPhone/iPod Touch application which recently launched on iTunes.

Description:
Now you can take and watch your favorite home media with you everywhere you go!Portable video lovers can now use the QewPLAYER, combined with Morega's innovative QewSTATION (coming soon), on their iPhone or iPod Touch to download and watch videos whenever and wherever. Note: QewSTATION hardware is required to use the QewPLAYER client.

The Reactor is now live on the App Store. We are very proud of how it has turned out and hope people enjoy it as much as we have!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=333193...

Check out the newest edition to the casual games available in the iPhone App Store. Its called "Reactor Lite". See the description below:

Reactor Lite is a simple but addicting classic puzzle game with a new twist. Featuring swipe controls and gameplay customization, Reactor Lite is a fun way to burn time and bring volatile reactors under control! For the next level in your Nuclear Physicist career, try the full version of Reactor (coming soon) which features a multiplayer mode where you can go head to head with a friend or foe in a race for containment.

With the wide spread use of accelerometers in everything from joysticks to phones, the question needs to be asked where are the real benefits in using such a technology for enhancing a user's experience and when does that enhancement go to far.

We are now going to be twittering on all the interface design goodness out there. Follow us:

http://www.twitter.com/facetstudios

We'll be wandering the floor and speaking to various partners and we are looking forward to seeing products we've diligently worked on start getting revealed. If you are interested in seeing how we can take the user interfaces in your products to the next level, contact us at:

info@facetstudios.com

The refresh of Morega.com recently launched in conjunction with the launch of their up and coming family of products known as The Qew. Check it out:

Morega Website

In typical pre-CES fashion, the announcements are starting to emerge. In our case, we've worked with Morega and helped them put the best foot forward by making a splash with possible partners with a Teaser site. Check it out and keep your eye on Morega because many more good things are coming.

http://www.theqew.com

Update: Engadget has put the Qew in their sights already. Check out their article:

This is the question on mine and many other developers minds. Up to this point I've developed many demo applications and a few rather large core phone user interface applications. And, to be honest, I'm concerned because I'm still not seeing enough of the common developer applications out there. I'm seeing a decent amount of Core UIs but I'd consider that to be the select few of the developers really doing much on a large scale with Flash Lite.