Verizon gives FiOS TV some app store, social media flavor

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As if there weren’t enough reasons for you to drool and dream of the day you have Verizon Fios available in your area. Things just got sweeter with a number of different widget offerings, and even streaming MKVs to their boxes. If you have this box with an open API, all these plugins, and being able to stream video…not to mention the TV functionality, do you even need a Media Center PC?

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Verizon has launched its Widget Bazaar for FiOS TV, dedicated to bringing new interactive experiences to FiOS TV subscribers, starting with Facebook, Twitter, and ESPN Fantasy Football. Don’t expect to tap out 140 character missives via remote for now, at launch viewers can only view tweets, not post them or log in to their own accounts, although updating Facebook status and personalized ESPN Fantasy Football info is available. Verizon has promised to publish its SDK to enable "open development" (limited to a select group of developers of course) which should bring many free & for-pay apps to join the current (free) offerings by year-end.

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