Comcast to show off new Xfinity TV guide with Facebook tie-ins, Intel CPU Thursday (video)

Thanks to one of our readers getting an early install, we’ve already dug deep into Comcast’s next generation Xfinity TV DVR, but on Thursday Brian Roberts will show it off in full (along with “new broadband speeds”) at the 2011 NCTA Cable Show . According to the press release the new guide that blends internet content with TV broadcasts will include customizations and sharing tied to Facebook along with hardware built by Pace around an Intel CPU — if anyone needs a suggestion for a service to add after Skype , we’re thinking OnLive could be a good fit. The detail we’re waiting to hear is when it will be upgrading the pitiful boxes currently available in our neck of the woods, but until then we have another tipster to thank for pointing out a cache of demo videos posted on the portal for initial testers in Georgia . The 17-minute compilation of walkthrough videos is embedded above, just try not to drool too hard over the HD formatted UI. [Thanks, Cypherstream] Continue reading Comcast to show off new Xfinity TV guide with Facebook tie-ins, Intel CPU Thursday (video) Comcast to show off new Xfinity TV guide with Facebook tie-ins, Intel CPU Thursday (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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