2010-05-26

Google TV

Google TV

Google TV is a software platform for set-top boxes and HDTVs based on the Android operating system and co-developed by Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech. The project was officially announced by Google and its partners on May 20, 2010.



Google plans to introduce a box accompanying the TV which tries to make the TV “smarter” by letting you search for content... and browse the web, and view photo albums and more, as Google’s video introduction shows. It’s called Google TV, and as Techcrunch writes, “It will work as a new box – you’ll just hook up your existing cable or satellite box to it. All the hardware will include a keyboard and a mouse – but it will work with Android phones too. And you can use multiple Android devices to control the same TV – no more fighting over the remote.”

Collected from: Google TV

Introducing Google TV




Google

TV meets web. Web meets TV.

Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet. Watch an overview video below, sign up for updates, and learn more about how to develop for Google TV.

Watch
Google TV is coming to a living room near you.
Watch the Google TV announcement.

Learn
Learn about the partners we're working with.
Visit Sony, Logitech and Intel.

Develop
Optimize your web apps for Google TV.
Android SDK coming soon. Learn more.
 
Collected from: Google TV


Enhance your TV experience with the power of the web. The Sony Internet TV provides richer internet access so you can browse the web just like you would from a computer. Seamlessly navigate between websites and TV channels or enjoy both at the same time. On the same screen.




Intel® Atom™ processor

TV just got smarter. The Intel® Atom™ processor brings intelligence and performance to your TV experience. Everything you love about TV and the Internet is now together on one screen. Instantly find and watch your favorite shows and movies, easily surf between channels and Web sites, and interact with TV like never before.


Collected from: Intel and Smart TV

Logitech

If you can think it, you can watch it.

Chances are, you have one of the 60 million HDTVs in the US that are ready. To be smarter. To integrate the full Web and your HD cable or satellite content. To do things no TV has ever done before.

Logitech is putting the final touches on a companion box that will connect your HDTV to everything the Google TV experience can be. So watching is just the beginning.

Collected from: Logitech

Sources
Google TV
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2010-05-21-n21.html
Google TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_TV
YouTube - Introducing Google TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diTpeYoqAhc
Google TV
http://www.google.com/tv/
Intel and Smart TV
http://www.intel.com/inside/smartTV/
Sony introduces the world's first HDTV incorporating the Google TV platform.
http://discover.sonystyle.com/internettv/
Logitech
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/1005/7099?WT.mc_id=google_googletv_redirect_052010

Related
Official Google Blog: Announcing Google TV: TV meets web. Web meets TV.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-tv-tv-meets-web-web.html
Watch the Google TV announcement
http://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers#p/c/B09682344C2F233B/0/ASZbArr7vdI
Google TV
http://www.google.com/tv/developer/
Google TV Unveiled. It’s All About The Ad Reach
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/20/google-tv/
Google TV: Who is the competition and what are they saying about it? -- Engadget HD
http://hd.engadget.com/2010/05/21/google-tv-who-is-the-competition-and-what-are-they-saying-about/
Google TV vs. Apple TV (and Everyone Else) | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364066,00.asp
Google and Partners Seek Foothold in the Living Room - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/18webtv.html
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