Inside Intel:The Widget Channel

The long-sought integration of the Web with TV may soon become reality.Yahoo(YHOO) and Intel(INTC) have partnered to promote an offering called The Widget Channel.It consists of icons of widgets that scroll across the bottom of a TV screen.If you click on an icon,you will see Web content such as eBay auctions or weather reports on the left side of the screen.This service is enabled by a new Intel chip and Yahoo software.It is expected to be avilable by early next year.Even if your TV provider hasn't endorsed the service,you will be able to purchase a device that connects to a cable box and use it anyway,Intel says.