Google TV Announced With Intel, Sony, and Logitech 224
MojoKid writes "Google's own I/O conference in California is wrapping up today, but not before the company goes out with a serious bang. Google just announced something that has been rumored for a while now: Google TV. Basically, Google is taking the Apple TV concept, but going way overboard by introducing apps, screen customization, and channel searching. Following Google's own announcement, Intel stepped in to provide some backbone to the story. Google is obviously using the big players to move Google TV forward, with Intel, DISH Network, Best Buy, and Adobe firmly on board. Google TV itself is based on Android, runs the Google Chrome browser, and will allow users to access all of their usual TV channels as well as a world of Internet and cloud-based information and applications, including Adobe Flash-based content."
Boxee (Score:1, Interesting)
Boxee is not going to be happy.
Re:Networks (Score:3, Interesting)
Plus carrier's reluctance to letting you tether with your phone even though it doesn't affect the network any more at all (and seriously, you are paying $20-30 a month for crappy internet, the least they could do is let you use it whenever)
And I also believe that it is the carriers that make the Android phones be locked because the phones Google sells directly (Dev phone, Nexus One) are already rooted out of the box.
Re:Mainstream (Score:3, Interesting)
Well, googletv is able to do more things than what I do with my computer hooked up to my TV.
Really?
You can google for tv shows, choose the best choice, press a button, and googletv will sintonize the channel automatically (or show a GUI to record the show in the future).
I don't know what "sintonize" means. Are you reverting to a native tongue? Anyway, guessing by the context, there are a number of applications for computers that do exactly that sort of thing, especially if you're using your computer with a tuner card.
Goodbye, channel numbers!
I said "goodbye" to both channel numbers and channel names many years ago. My computer has long recommended TV programs and others I searched for or just added to my regular rotation. Who knows when something is on, or what channel and who cares? Although lately, I've abandoned cable TV altogether. Between Netflix (with watch it now piped to the TV) and online TV from the network, Hulu, and independent creators, there is plenty to watch without paying an extra bill.
Can it stream your own local media? (Score:1, Interesting)
Don't see it mentioned anywhere. Can the Logitch device stream local content? Will this box essentially replace all those devices like Popcorn Hour, Western Digital TV, Patriot Box Office, Popbox, Boxee Box, and all those other devices in that market? If this can do open source apps along with streaming, seems like it would be the best of both worlds.....