Google, Intel and Sony Team Up for Google TV
Google, Intel and Sony have teamed up to develop a new platform called Google TV.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the New York Times reports that Google, Sony and Intel are collaborating on a project that would see a new generation of Web-enabled TVs and settop boxes introduced to the living room, making it as easy for people to access the likes of Twitter and Picasa as it is to change the channel.
According to the Times report, Intel and Google are interested in "extending their dominance of computing to the living room" while Sony is seeking a boost in the increasingly competitive TV marketplace. Logitech has also been brought in to design remote controls and small keyboards compatible with the platform.
Bringing widgets or the Web to people's televisions is not a new idea but Google is hoping to one-up previous attempts by basing the platform on its Android OS and opening it up to developers.
Though all involved parties declined to comment, Intel has listed jobs for senior application engineers with Android experience to help expand Intel's technology "from PC screen to mobile screen and TV screen." Similarly, NYT reports that Logitech is also looking for Android developers, including an embedded software engineer with experience building audio and video products based on Android.
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Interesting idea and collection of companys, although since my PC and TV are in the same room and both can be viewed from my PC Chair or Soft then this idea is a little redundant for my house.
Sweet. I hope Logitec puts alt+tab buttons on the remote. Porn ALT+TAB CNN
Dont do it google. I want to watch tv. If my girlfriend can check facebook using the tv, I will never be able to watch it again. I will be forced to watch my shows from my laptop.
That is why they developed Google ChromeOS/Android and that is why they are going for the 1GB Internet speed. Its all about cloud computing. Few years from now when IPv6 rolls out, here comes Tv over IP with cloud computing. How would like to read your email today on your Tv or computer? Please select one. I know lot of this stuff already exist but its not main stream.
How would "you" like to read***
P.S.
I went to the forum to look for the edit button.. where is it??
Hmmm....Internet access on my large screen tv. Sounds tempting.
Sony, Logitech, Google, Intel, this could be pretty good if the price isn't raised for the extra features.
Sony, Logitech, Google, Intel, this could be pretty good if the price isn't raised for the extra features.
It most likely "will" be :#.
But yearh i see the point of this,skip the cable fees and just pay for ip tv or better yet NINKA VIDEO
You can already get internet on your TV... it is called a PS3 or Verizon Fios.
Ahh "Ninka" is supposed to be NINJA VIDEO as in ninjavideo.net
"Edit button" where art thou (having fun with Fermi, larrabee and duke to the nuke em 4 ever.....
If it doesn't have DVR functionality, I'm not interested.
VISIO did it first and you can buy one now.
http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-SV422X [...] 807&sr=1-5
Correction.
"extending their dominance of computing to the living room"
is actually
"extending their dominance to the World"
GOOGLE EARTH isnt gona be just an application one day....
How would "you" like to read***P.S.I went to the forum to look for the edit button.. where is it??
We got an article telling us where it was...but I haven't been able to find it a day later....
"Would you like to know more..."
I remember my WebTv from about 15 years ago, I'm betting that company post a gazzillion dollar law suit against g00gle someday over this..
We got an article telling us where it was...but I haven't been able to find it a day later....
Confusing, I know.. It seems like there is a difference in forums between tomshardware and tomsguide...
I have a Mac Mini hooked up to my TV with a bluetooth Logitech mini keyboard. Works very nicely with the TV tuner and all!
another step for google on their road to world domination... what is there now in the tech field that they don't have their fingers in?
Didn't think we would see Sony and Intel playing together. I remember years back when Sony was developing Cell they said they would put it in their own TVs.
Heh, Google is working with Intel now, but I can imagine in a few years we'll have our Google branded CPUs.
"Would you like to know more..."
Starshop troopers lol