Adobe Flash secures set-top deal


Is Flash going to be on television sets soon? Possibly!

Per the BBC:

Adobe has secured a deal to put its Flash software into many of the chips that go inside TVs and set-top boxes.

It will enable developers and content providers to create applications to deliver web-based content such as news, weather and share prices to TV screens.

Flash will be included on most chips -those made by Broadcom, Intel, NXP and STMicroelectronics – but the deal does not cover TVs made by Sony and Samsung.

The first applications using Flash are expected to hit TV sets early in 2010.

Adobe hopes it can get Flash inside many of those devices to create a new generation of connected entertainment services, including streaming video in high definition, and applications that can run in real time alongside video broadcasts, such as interactive news tickers, sport scores, quizzes and the weather.

“Change is coming to TV and we will see more and more content get used and taken to TV,” said Anup Murarka, director of technology strategy for Flash.

San Francisco CHOCOLATE SALON _ New Additions

Additional places that have joined the San Francisco CHOCOLATE SALON include Poco Dolce, Coco Delice Fine Chocolates, The San Francisco Chocolate Factory, Schoggi, Rushburn Toffee Company, Choclatique, TCHO, The Xocolate Bar, Sterling Confections, Happy Chocolates, Jeanne’s Fudge, Dolce Bella Chocolates, VIE Winery, and the Rigolo Cafe.

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New Additions to the SF Chocolate Salon


New additions to the upcoming 3rd Annual San Francisco INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON include:

TCHO, Tifa Chocolate, Yelp!, Omnivore Books, The Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Spa, ARTworkSF, and PlayFirst’s “Chocolatier” video games (Decadence by Design)

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DOMAINE De TASTE – CHOCOLATE SEIZURE has Arrived!


The DOMAINE De TASTE 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, CHOCOLATE SEIZURE wine vintage (www.ChocolateSeizure.com) has been released!

The design team for this one of a kind boutique wine consisted of TasteTV, Crushpad winemakers, a panel of top artisan chocolatiers and food & wine journalists, and you – the chocolate lovers — who at a public tasting event jointly decided on the flavor components to be blended into the first chocolatiers cult wine:

“Domaine de Taste Amerique:
Chocolate Seizure 2007″

Chocolatiers involved include artisans such as:
– Coco Delice
– Jade Chocolates
– Cosmic Chocolate
– Schoggi,
– TCHO
– The TeaRoom Chocolates
– Saratoga Chocolates
– NEWTREE America – Gourmet Belgian Chocolate
– Amano Artisan Chocolate
– Decadent Tastes

The production was limited and the vintage is no longer available (sorry). But perhaps next time!

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SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival Call for Videos

Chocolate Videos, Documentaries, etc. for the SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival. The 3rd Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON is on March 21st, 200 (www.SFChocolateSalon.com). During this month, the SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival will be airing on TasteTV on Demand in Northern California, featuring selected videos on the topic.

To submit a video for consideration, go to the Tastemakers Social Club website (http://tastemakers.tastetv.com) and upload a video. After uploading, send a message to the TasteTV profile (do not email TasteTV directly) to review your video. Selected programs will be notified on February 5th.

Selected videos need to be sent to TasteTV on DVD for broadcast. Winners will also receive two tickets to the Chocolate Salon.

TasteTV airs on over 100 television stations nationwide, as well as on KFTY-TV50 (Ch. 199, 4:30pm Sundays) in the San Francisco Bay Area viewing area, as well as on Comcast On Demand in Northern California (inc. SF, SJ, Oak, Marin, etc., Comcast Ch 1 > Get Local > TasteTV), reaching millions of households & viewers.

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Open Call for Videos – SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival

Chocolate Videos, Documentaries, etc. for the SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival. The 3rd Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON is on March 21st, 200 (www.SFChocolateSalon.com). During this month, the SF Chocolate Salon Film Festival will be airing on TasteTV on Demand in Northern California, featuring selected videos on the topic.

To submit a video for consideration, go to the Tastemakers Social Club website (http://tastemakers.tastetv.com) and upload a video. After uploading, send a message to the TasteTV profile (do not email TasteTV directly) to review your video. Selected programs will be notified on February 5th.

Selected videos need to be sent to TasteTV on DVD for broadcast. Winners will also receive two tickets to the Chocolate Salon.

TasteTV airs on over 100 television stations nationwide, as well as on KFTY-TV50 (Ch. 199, 4:30pm Sundays) in the San Francisco Bay Area viewing area, as well as on Comcast On Demand in Northern California (inc. SF, SJ, Oak, Marin, etc., Comcast Ch 1 > Get Local > TasteTV), reaching millions of households & viewers.

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