17.09.2009 19:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Ins and Outs: Should your gadget Tweet?

We're pleased to welcome back Jeremy Toeman's Ins and Outs, a column on entertainment technology and broad trends impacting the future of consumer electronics. Twitter, the 140-character "micro-blogging service," is a great way for people to share wisdom, ask for advice, and inform lots of strangers about the phenomenal sandwich you are having for lunch. In the past year, Twitter's grown from the playgrounds of the high-tech crowd in Silicon Valley to the likes of Oprah, Ashton Kutcher, Lance Armstrong, and Josh's friend Jimmy Fallon. And now it's coming to a gadget near you. Which prompts the question: should your gadget tweet, and if so, why? Three of the more mainstream gadgets to gain Twitter integration include the Xbox 360 (coming this fall), the FiOS set-top box (pictured above), and the Sonos music system (now in

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