3D A Relative Flop, TV Manufacturers Talk Up Apps

What do you do when you hype up a relatively nascent video technology that is intrinsically unpopular because of the anti-social tendencies foisted upon its customers as well as the perception that it's "Just a gimmick?" Pretend it never existed and add on another gimmick! CES is coming up in January and expect the run up to include almost no talk of 3D TV and plenty of talk about "apps" for your TV. Why? Because rather than try to upsell on hardware, CE manufacturers can now gain through affiliate deals with content providers and try to create their own app stores.