It is getting nearer..............

Unless you have been living under a technological rock you should be aware that Google threw its hat into the internet TV ring sometime ago.... with promises of a full interactive web service for your TV .

Google and Intel have teamed with Sony to develop a platform which is based on its Android operating system for cellphones. This they hope will encourage software developers with the same creativity that the consumers have seen in phone apps.


Well it is getting closer to becoming a reality .... last week  Sony has unveiled its first products based on Android technology, using Google to add Internet functionality to TV and BD models.
The Google TV system comes with a hand-held RF QWERTY-type keypad remote control incorporating an optical mouse to simplify content navigation.

Launch partner Logitech announced a Google TV set-top box, along with remote control handsets and keyboards. The Google TV system runs the Google Chrome browser and features an Intel Atom processor. It's designed mainly to enable searching for TV content across the Internet, using technology developed in part by Rovi. Other built-in applications including Netflix, Android Market, CNBC, Gallery Player, Napster, Netlife, Facebook, Pandora and Twitter.

Sony's Mike Abary said "We're combining the power of HDTV, the power of the full Internet, and the power of apps to create a seamless experience. TV and Internet together at last. Systems in the past have failed because they held back the success of the Web on TV."

Features include support for customised homepages, Google-powered playlists of favourite videos and music, creation of personal radio stations via Pandora, access to music via Napster and photo galleries using photo-sharing sites or mobile phones.

Although not a new idea, the muscle behind this product should surely set the standard of future  home entertainment. Not set for a European launch until next year, all eyes will be on the states to see how successful this new interface will be.

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