NetBlender has announced a new technology that
gives iPhone users the ability to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc. This new technology, called "BD Touch", enhances the
capabilities of BD Live by enabling two-way communication between a Blu-ray player and Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch.
NetBlender today announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch
devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc. Called "BD Touch", the technology leverages the network connection built into Blu-ray
players and the WiFi connection on the iPhone to create two-way communication between the devices. Video, audio, text, and player
commands can be transferred via the connection.
"Having spent the past decade building interactive video products we are thrilled
to bring together two of the most interactive consumer products ever created with BD Touch," said John Harrington, NetBlender CEO. "We
began R&D on integrating the two devices right after I experienced the iPhone Multi-Touch interface for the first time."
BD Touch
connects the 10 foot experience of the large screen home theater with the mobile experience offered by the iPhone. The sophisticated UI
of the iPhone enables unprecedented user interaction when compared to any other handheld device. BD Touch applications can take advantage
of the iPhone's geo location features, 3D sensors and QWERTY keyboard. BD Touch features will work on any BD Live-enabled Blu-ray Disc
player such as the PlayStation 3.
It's not clear as to whether or not BD Touch will work with existing BD Live titles.
Most likely, the BD Touch framework will need to be incorporated into the title for it to work correctly. If you'd like to read more,
Netblender's entire press release can be found here.
