Google TV Compatible Devices Available This Fall

Last month, Sony finally announced the first HDTV with integrated Google TV compatibility. This is a big step forward for Google TV as Sony is a major player in the TV market.

Logitech also announced earlier this month a set top-box that will integrate Google TV to your current entertainment setup called Revue. It will supposedly work well with your Android phone or iphone. It will also connect to keyboards and mice, but controlling via smartphone is a better selling point.


I think that a set top-box defeats the point of Google TV. We've seen this kind of device before (and Logitech has produced several). For me one of the defining and differenciating elements of Google TV is its integration with existing devices. You shouldn't have to pay for an additional device to access it. When you buy a new TV, BlueRay/DVD player, or game console, it should already be Google TV enabled.

Perhaps Logitech is just cashing in while the technology is new, and hey, not everyone is going to buy a new TV, player, or console just to get Google TV.

Both the Sony HDTV and the Logitech Revue are set to be released in the third quarter.

I wonder if the new Xbox will support Google TV. Sony makes the PlayStation, which is the mortal enemy of the Xbox. Microsoft makes the Xbox and owns Bing--which is arguably the closest rival of Google Search.


With pictures from ixplora

Can't Wait for Google TV

Yet another Google creation that will change our lives.

You may be thinking that the concept of internet TV isn't really new. But the difference this time is that Google TV is a platform. You don't need to buy a box to access it. It will be integrated directly into TVs or boxes (i.e. TiVo, cable box, dvd player). Just connect it to the internet, and access Google TV.

So in the same way that you can use Google search from any internet device, you can access Google TV from any Google TV-enabled device.

And as a guy who loves the internet, TV, and anything FREE. This is just perfect. It's like I get an additional cable package for free. I don't need to buy any new hardware cause the TV will come with everything I need to access Google TV. What's more, in a world where your cable doesn't provide HDTV, you can get HDTV for free streamed right to your TV.

I've improved WIFI reception to my room just for this. Too bad, I have to buy a new TV cause I just got one late last year. Still dreaming of the perfect internet/computer/TV/home entertainment system. But I am getting ahead of myself.

For now, let's all just wait.

*update* Sony has announced the first HDTV with Google TV Compatibility