If Yahoo and Intel have their way, in the not so distant future you may see widgets not only on the internet but also on your TV!  Yesterday they announced their joint intention to create some type of a "Widget Channel" for TV running on Intel's hardware and supporting a variety of platforms like Flash, HTML, JavaScript, etc.

Apparently, they envision that small widgets might have a place alongside standard television content at some point.  I think TechCrunch does have an interesting point to make, however:

"The TV Widgets Channel continues to blur the line between a television and a computer with a big screen - it probably won’t be long before the distinction no longer exists. And while I could see some of the widgets coming in handy, they might also turn off a lot of users. For many people, television is an escape from the constant alerts and messages of today’s society. Interactive TV is a neat idea, but sometimes people just want to kick up their feet and relax."

What do you think?  Would you want to see widgets on television in the future -- or is that too much?

You can check out the full article here.  And for coverage from a slightly different angle, click here.