Comcast said it will start rolling out its X1 user-interface...
Comcast said it will start rolling out its X1 user-interface within a month. The cloud-based system will help the company deliver a more personalized experience to cable subscribers, it said. “X1 is a giant leap forward, essentially transforming our video…
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product from a hardware experience to a software experience,” said Marcien Jenckes, senior vice president and general manager of Comcast’s video services. It also allows subscribers to control their TV through a remote control app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Comcast said. The system is on display this week at the Cable Show in Boston. The system, under the name Xcalibur, has been in trials in Augusta, Ga., since last year, the company said. Separately, Comcast said it is developing an advanced user-interface that will have a consistent look-and-feel across TV sets, laptops, tablets and smartphones that integrate the services it offers. Dubbed Project Dayview, the system will let subscribers check weather and news information as well as social media on those devices, Comcast said.