DAVE Networks, HP team up for NEXT.TV

IPTV firm DAVE Networks and Hewlett-Packard have joined forces to launch a new service called NEXT.TV.

The service will initially be launched in October on HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario consumer notebooks. A version of the service, however, will also be available for download shortly after the launch to the general public. You can already sign up for that private beta by going to the NEXT.TV site.

NEXT.TV is supposed to bridge the gap between the computer and TV, as NEXT.TV users will be able to watch the channels on their TVs by hooking up their HP laptops. This new online service will offer more than 50 channels, and everything will be free because the content will be ad-supported.