Written by Kurt Scherf, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Parks Associates

I'm looking forward to having Jim Funk representing Roku on Wednesday morning's plenary on Smart TVs. This is the first announcement I've seen regarding the uber-popular "Angry Birds" appearance on a device other than a smartphone or a tablet (http://www.roku.com/Libraries/Press_Releases/Roku_Rovio_final_press_release.sflb.ashx?download=true). They'll also have short clips and sell merchandise.

If this takes off, it's going to be a catalyst to bring even more natural human interaction technologies to the smart TV environment.