As we (Web Developers) creep slowly toward the living room TV set, it's time for us and our Design counterparts to start re-evaluating the user interface.
Will the browser that lives in your TV look and behave like the browser on your PC? I think not. One big difference will be that most pages will not be the long, scrollable pages we're used to seeing on a PC. Instead they will be RIAs that occupy just one screen. There will be nothing "below the fold". Further information will appear when the user clicks a button (or speaks a command) - but the user will not have to scroll down to see the content.
Voice will gain prominence over the mouse as we move to the living room. Instead of a remote or mouse, we will have little microphones near us or attached to us. Or the TV's mike will be powerful enough that we can just talk to the TV.
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