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Google has announced Google TV, an alliance with Sony, Logitech and Intel. Google will provide the software, embedded in the TV, to run over his many free services, starting with its search engine.

Google will be the first to market “Google TV”. Sony has dreamed, but Google eventually did it. Recognizing its incapability to innovate at the speed of the web, Sony prefers to rely on Internet technology from Google to its next generation of connected TVs. The Japanese, who learned from its defeat against Apple on the digital player market, put an end to its web platform project, named Bravia Internet.

Its exclusive alliance with the search engine, Sony will be the first to market televisions Google TV – the new name of Sony Internet TV – in the fall in the U.S., and later in 2011 continental Europe.

Sony Bravia TVs are really linked to the Internet web, but so primitive compared to this new line of televisions that Sony develop for a year with Google. The Sony Internet TV, the entire television and the entire web in a single television, and with much better visual interface in Sony’s previous products. Sony had no reluctance to transmigrate to this new open platform.

Intel, Google and Sony are expected to announce a joint initiative around the television set, a new platform called “Smart TV” says the Financial Times.

The three groups each would bring their skills to make television an object “intelligent” and connected to the Internet. Intel brings its Atom processor, Google’s Android system and Sony TVs.

Logitech, the electronics firm has announced its new set top box, the first piece of kit to really be marketed under the Google TV equipment brand. Google TV set top box will come with an Intel CE4100 atom based processor, two HDMI ports, Wi-Fi, 4GB of storage, two USB ports and Dolby 5.0 to complete the basic specs.

Google TV in alliance with Sony, Logitech and Intel | White Hat News
 
this news is like 3-4 days old 🙂
 
i am very much tempted to install it manually. but would wait for the official delivery. reviews on flash play in the browser are turning out to be not so good. more interested in the cloud delivery between android and a desktop machine. that feature can have interesting uses.
 
this news is like 3-4 days old 🙂

Yes Admin, you are right but purpose behind posting this was to hear views of members for this new product (which I always find interesting).
 
How is Google TV doing now ?.. any updates .. Logitech Revue is now being sold for $99 on Logitech's website ..I believe it was priced much higher when it was originally launched .. so would assume that the product is not doin good .. would interested in getting it .. if its good
 


there are a couple of reasons... first, original price was too high. second, a lot of media services blocked google tv (hulu for example). user interface was not very intuitive. google is set to release android 3.2 based UI which improves it a lot. 99 dollar price is probably to clean the stock to set up the launch of next generation model.
 
Official Google India Blog: Watch up to 3x more with Data Saver on Android TV

Today, we're proud to introduce a set of 4 new features for India that help users get the most out of their smart TV with limited mobile data (and it works great with Google’s Files app).
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  2. Data Alerts help you monitor your data usage while watching TV
  3. Hotspot Guide helps you set up your TV with your mobile hotspot
  4. Cast in Files lets you view downloaded media from your phone on your TV without using data
 
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