Will we still be chained to our living room sets or will we be carrying live TV with us everywhere using a tablet?

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Using your living room or bedroom for your office might tempt you into being unproductive with a TV and a bed in such close proximity.

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"I was sitting about six o'clock in the living room, watching TV, and I noticed a woman walking past the window with two dogs, " she said.

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Sony, Microsoft, TiVo and a wave of other companies are flooding the market with products for the living room that can receive TV shows and films via traditional cable, broadcast and satellite hookups--and also the Web.

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These models come with Ultrabook innards starting with low-voltage versions of the Core i5 and the NVIDIA 630M, and they also come with HDMI-in and optional TV tuners so they can be used in a living room or kitchen situation.

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Streaming has officially made the jump from a lonely obsession carried out with a laptop and headphones to the standard alternative to cable TV, viewed on the living room TV like everything else.

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PlayStation Network members can also download free applications, such as PlayStation Home, a ground-breaking 3D social gaming community available on PS3 that allows users to interact, communicate and share gaming experiences, as well as Life with PlayStation, which offers users various news and information on a TV monitor in the living room by connecting the PS3 to the network.

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Instead, we could find ourselves with, basically, a souped-up iPad that can run games and other apps through the living room TV.

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