新华网4月23日电 据科技博客网站Gizmodo报道，离Fan TV告知它将改革使用机顶盒来观看直播电视的计划，已有近一年的时间。如今，时代华纳的用户将率先第一批进入这一平台。这一计划的成果就是花费高价使你的电缆更好运行。
以往的电缆供应商提供的界面相当糟糕，Fan TV 认为它能改观这一现象，使用一个更小巧的UI（用户界面）将直播电视和例如 Netflix 、Hulu这样的多种应用结合起来。Fan TV提供的盒子将直接替代传统的接线盒，用一个没有按钮的鼠标形神器就可控制。你可以凭直觉做出轻巧或者猛击的动作，在UI屏幕上进行操作。
这个创意是把内容放在第一位的。不是你自己选择想要使用的服务，以及决定你想观看的节目，Fan TV系统能够根据你的意愿指导你选择对的服务。例如，你搜索“罗伯特·德尼罗”，它就能通过电缆以及应用告诉你哪些节目是可以观看的。
这一概念相当高端，但不幸的是，它过去只是一个创意。虽然今天它已成为现实，但是还不是太接地气。如果你是时代华纳的用户，现在你花费100美元就可以预先订制Fan TV 。如果等到7月再购买神器盒子来获取服务，你将要花费150美元。尽管你已经租了一个盒子，一年内支付它本身的花费就达到100美元的预定价，如此改善电缆的花费就太高了。（译者 雷曼誉）
Fan TV's Slick Cable Box Replacement Is Coming to Time Warner Cable
It's been nearly a year since Fan TV told us about its plan to to revolutionize the way we watch live TV with a set-top-box. Today, Time Warner customers become the first to get access to the platform. It turns out that making your cable work better comes at a hefty price.
The interface your cable provider came up with totally sucks, and Fan TV thinks it can make it better with a smart UI that integrates live TV with over-the-top apps like Netflix and Hulu. The Fan TV box is a straight-up replacement for your cable box that is controlled by a Magic Mouse-like remote with no buttons. You navigate the on-screen UI with intuitive tap and swipe gestures.
The idea is to put content first. Rather than picking the service you want to use and only then deciding what you want to watch, the Fan TV system guides you to the right service depending on what you want. For example, you can search for "Robert De Niro" and it'll tell you across both cable and your apps what's available.
The concept was elegant but unfortunately, it was just an idea. Today, it because a reality, albeit, a bit of a grounded one. If you've got TWC you can pre-order Fan TV now for $100. If you wait until the box ships in June it'll cost you $150. That's a lot to pay to make your cable work better, although, if you're already paying a box rental fee it basically pays for itself in a year at the $100 pre-order price.