SOME Sky customers may notice a bonus perk on their TVs this week, and it’s one the kids are sure to love. It’s the latest upgrade to the broadcasting giant’s Sky Live service.
Sky Live uses a camera to transform your TV, allowing you to play motion-based games, watch matches with friends remotely, and do exercises that can detect where you need to improve form.
What is Sky Live?
Sky Live is an add-on service exclusively for the Sky Glass TV. It comes in the form of a special plug-in camera that unlocks a number of features, including:
- Motion-based games that you control with your hands
- The ability to watch Sky channels with friends who also have Sky Live via Zoom
- Do fitness classes which track your progress and make suggestions on ways to improve
- Create fun interactive cards to send to friends and family
Sky Live starts from £5 per month, paid over 48 months or £10 for 24 months – after that, it’s yours to keep. Alternatively, you can buy it outright for £242.
What’s Sky Live like?
In The Sun’s review of Sky Live last year, they said:
“There’s no doubt that Sky is reinventing the way we watch TV as it has done time and again. But Sky Live feels like a very pricey way of going about it. Ultimately, it really depends on what/how much you can get out of it. If you’re looking to do fitness and have some equipment, you could give up the gym entirely in favor of this and it would work out as a saving. And the bigger the family, the more you’ll get out of it too, with young kids undoubtedly enjoying the high-quality games. Watch Together seems like a good idea for sports, but without friends using Sky Glass and Sky Live for now, it’s of no use to me. Sky is in this for the long ride, already developing new games with partners and refining the technology so it will eventually detect tiny things like finger movements.”
Read our full Sky Live review
Source: F5mag.com