The coming of Google TV was announced at Google I/O. Their master plan of world domination is nearly complete. Although, I have to tell you, they had me at “TV with voice commands.”
The slogan for Google TV is “TV meets web. Web meets TV.” It is meant to combine the entertainment value of your TV with the entertainment value and smartness of the Internet. Some TVs will come with Google TV built in, and for others you’ll need to get a box. Sony is launching the first Internet TV, and Logitech is providing the boxes powered by Intel. The boxes will also work with Android phones. This won’t get addictive: you can turn an Android device into a remote or use it to voice search programs. The Logitech box will also have features like video calling. Check out Logitech’s video of how Google TV works.
In basic terms, if you search for a keyword, it will search your TV and computer options (TV programs, movies, stored movies, streaming video, YouTube videos, photos, bookmarks, etc.). Look for it to be available in the Fall.
Why Google TV? Well, let’s put it into perspective. According to Google, there are 1 billion computer users, 2 billion mobiles users, and 4 billion TV users worldwide. Guess it would make sense that Google would tire of being a big fish in a little pond (if 1 billion is considered little) and eventually dive into the big sea. When you consider that 70 billion dollars is spent on TV advertising per year in the USA alone, well, that’s some juicy bait.
Jessica says
I believef that Google TV has a mass of promise, but also has a lot of room to fold. I am hoping that everything progresses alright though. From what I’ve viewed, this is the kind of thing I would really want.