Articles Tagged “Google TV”
LG’s Google TV looks impressive, but is it enough for Google TV to take off?
by Lucian Armasu on May 16, 2012 2 Comments">2
Remember when Eric Schmidt said that “By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded in it.”? It doesn’t look like that’s the case so far, and probably won’t be for a while. But LG has just demoed a very impressive TV that runs the Google TV OS, with the help of a dual core processor, that handles 3D as well. Is Google TV finally ready to take over the market then? I doubt it, and I blame Google for that. While I think Google has learned a lot over …
LG to launch a Google TV in the US by the end of May
by Mike Andrici on May 07, 2012 1 Comments">1
LG Electronics has announced plans to launch a Google TV in the United States by the end of May, in an attempt to further penetrate the fledgling Internet TV market (estimated to grow 60% to 95 million units shipped during 2012). According to Reuters, Google and LG have partnered in order to prevent being swept by the launch of the Apple TV, expected late this year or in early 2012. LG also plans to launch its Google TV in European and Asian markets, but only after it analyzes the results of its US operation. LG, the second biggest TV manufacturer …
Sony to bring Google TV to Europe in September, according to official statements
by Adrian Diaconescu on Apr 06, 2012 1 Comments">1
As excited as we were more than a year ago, when we first heard of the Google TV concept, we must admit that we were pretty disappointed by how the concept turned out to be in reality. The pricing and lack of content were the two biggest problems users had with Google TV, so it’s no wonder that the device didn’t draw the kind of public that Google and its partners expected. The second generation of Google TVs should mix things up a bit, as there are now more important manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon. Also, we’ve heard talk about …
Google TV Remote App has a name: Say hello to Showy
by Ankit Banerjee on Mar 22, 2012 0 Comments">0
When Google registered the domain name googleshowy.com, there was a lot of speculation but no concrete proof as to what Google’s latest offering could be. If you were itching to learn the truth, itch no more: we now have that concrete information at hand. Google has recently filed a trademark application for the name “Showy” at the United States Patents and Trademark Office. The trademark filing describes “Showy” as a downloadable software that will allow users to use their computer, tablet device, or mobile phone as a remote control to operate video display devices and televisions, and downloadable software which allows users to …
Google Plans Siri-like Controls for Google TV
by Bogdan Petrovan on Feb 20, 2012 0 Comments">0
A patent filed just days before the launch of Apple’s Siri defines Google’s vision on how we will interact with our TV sets in the near future. The brand new patent describes a dedicated remote control device or an app that will let users control TVs via voice commands, but also run queries, or program the set to turn on automatically when the user gets close to home. As Patently Apple reports, Google is likely to integrate the technology in its Google TV smart TV platform and will probably materialize the invention as an Android app, although a voice-enabled remote …
CES 2012 and the Future of Google TV
by Brandon Sobotta on Jan 07, 2012 0 Comments">0
Google TV (GTV) was officially launched in October of 2010 with initial support from Sony and Logitech. Sony integrated GTV into many of their high-end TV’s, while Logitech chose a different route. Logitech released a separate device that you hook-up to your TV, but preforms similarly to GTV on Sony’s TV’s. What GTV lets you do is access Android applications, Facebook, YouTube, Google Chrome browser, and more from your couch; essentially turning your TV into a smart TV. Since its launch, GTV has had its share of problems ranging from poor reviews, stiff competition from Apple TV, delayed updates, and …
LG to Announce a Google TV Device at CES. Is Samsung Next?
by Lucian Armasu on Nov 14, 2011 0 Comments">0
Yes, Logitech is giving up on Google TV. But Logitech is only an accessories company anyway, and a company that isn’t that big in the TV market. LG on the other hand, is the 2nd biggest TV manufacturer, and them joining the Google TV ecosystem could be a huge deal for Google TV and it could jumpstart its market. Rumors say that LG will announce a new device that’s running Google TV at CES in January. Will this be a TV set or a set top box? My bet is on a TV, although I wouldn’t rule out a set …
We Have a Winner: Tegra 3 Blows Away the Competition in CPU Performance and Graphics Quality
by Lucian Armasu on Nov 09, 2011 6 Comments">6
It’s really too bad that Tegra 3 was delayed for so long, when it was supposed to arrive in the first devices starting August this year. It’s now November, and we probably still won’t see it until December. That’s almost half a year delay – again. It was delayed almost as much as Tegra 2. At the very least, Nvidia should’ve given us a more realistic shipping schedule, rather than an what seems to have been an extremely optimistic one – twice. I know they want to build buzz around their chips early on, but they shouldn’t let their potential …
Google Might Use Their 1 Gbps Fiber Network to Offer TV and Phone Service, Too
by Lucian Armasu on Nov 04, 2011 1 Comments">1
While we won’t see the fruits of this work anytime soon, this could be the start of a great thing. Over the next 5-10 years Google could become a strong national ISP/cable provider in USA, but also in some countries in Europe, because they’ve started building their 1 Gbps fiber there, too. The best part is they are starting strong with this, with the bleeding edge technology. They are not fooling around with 10 Mbps, or even 100 Mbps, which is starting to become pretty common in Europe for a low price, but is still way too expensive in USA. …
Original YouTube Content Could Give Google TV a Boost
by Alvin Ybañez on Oct 31, 2011 0 Comments">0
Google has announced plans to bring more original content to YouTube, bringing more original and professional videos to the platform and placing Google TV at a great advantage. The company is building a new YouTube application, along with recent updates to the Android Market app and a newer version of Android, integrated into Google TV–unifying online and traditional video content. Google TV makes the Web easily available to users while they are enjoying their favorite TV shows–just a few clicks away. With the inclusion of the YouTube app and Google channels, Google TV could offer a wide variety of videos …
Google TV Running Honeycomb Shown in Video
by Paul Nuñal on Oct 27, 2011 2 Comments">2
It seems that Google is invading just about every electronic device little by little. Just last week, a guy named Chris H managed to port a leaked version of Google’s beloved operating system running on his Smart TV. Chris got a leaked copy of Google TV with the latest version of Android 3.1 Honeycomb and posted several screenshots of the said version running on his Logitech Revue. He even posted a 13-minute video of his interaction with all the neat features Google TV has to offer. Based on his video presentation, Chris shows off numerous apps running on Google TV …
Is Android Turning into a Console Platform?
by Lucian Armasu on Oct 25, 2011 4 Comments">4
I’ve long been wanting Google to turn Google TV into a console platform. I don’t think the idea of a console platform has been tried before, but if you think about it, it kind of makes sense and it would be just an evolution of what Google TV/Android already is today. They’ve been planning on adding the Android Market to Google TV since last year, and my guess is the delay happened because they (wrongly) moved Google TV to Intel Atom CE instead of a high-end ARM chip. That caused a whole lot of other problems, too, like launching the …
The Secret Reason Why Android Will Support Intel Chips
by Lucian Armasu on Sep 18, 2011 11 Comments">11
When I first heard about Andy Rubin announcing Android will be optimized for Intel Atom chips for all versions of Android from now on, I was very disappointed with Google, because I thought it was a poor strategic decision on their part. It felt backwards. Even Microsoft is moving to ARM, and I bet Apple will make a Transformer-like clamshell or at least a Macbook Air-like one based on ARM, soon, too. So why would Google support “the past”, instead of looking forward ? Why ARM Is Winning ARM chips keep advancing fast, at about 2.5x improvement each year, or …
Google Thinks Bigger. Wants to Change the Bidding Game for Hulu
by Lucian Armasu on Sep 06, 2011 1 Comments">1
As I’ve mentioned earlier, Google is getting closer to buying Hulu. They seem so committed to it, that they’ve offered the owners of Hulu, a much bigger bid than what the others are offering, but with some conditions of their own. What could these conditions be? Here are my 3 guesses: #1 Much longer content deals Hulu is not worth that much to the networks owning it now. They could certainly live without it as it is, which is why they want to sell it. But they may have some ulterior motives as well. They may want to get rid …
Google Is Getting Close to Buying Hulu. Has “Big Ideas” for It
by Lucian Armasu on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments">3
Six companies have been included in the formal bidding for Hulu, and 3 of those are Google, Amazon and Yahoo. Google, apparently, is the main favorite in the bidding, although Amazon is a strong contender, and Yahoo is just kept around for the show to help increase the biding. I doubt the Hulu CEO and owners would want Hulu to be owned by Yahoo, unless they actually intend to get it killed to preserve their offline profits. Amazon is kind of a favorite because the current Hulu CEO has worked for Amazon before, but that might not matter much because …
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