It’s no secret that early Google TV devices had potential but pretty much bombed. But the renewed enthusiasm we saw from numerous vendors at CES – including LG, Sony and Samsung plus chipmakers Qualcomm and Marvell – suggests that Google TV 2.0 devices (complete with Android Market access to made-for-TV apps) might finally be worth looking out for. More »
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors have been a hallmark of mobile devices for the past few years. Not content with keeping the party in your pockets, the Snapdragon is coming to your TV, to the tune of 1.5GHz quad-core processor mightiness. More »
Logitech may have balked on their relationship with the Google TV platform, but Sony’s new Google TV streamer is hard evidence that the company is fully committed to the Android-based IPTV ecosystem. More »
At least one more company thinks you’re going to like Google TV: LG’s LMG860 and LMG620 not only pack the company’s own “smart TV” software, but the more polished Android-y dashboard as well. That’s two ways to channel surf smart. More »
CES is just a few days away, and it looks like the Vegas trade show is destined to be the second coming of Google TV. In a blog post this morning Google confirmed that Sony would begin selling Google TV televisions in several countries outside the US this year. Could Australia be one of them? More »
I’m sure there are 3.5 people out there who will put Sony’s portable Blu-ray player to great use. It has a 9-inch screen, 4.5 hours of battery life and 1080p output via HDMI. But for the rest of us, The Sony SX910 is an extremely niche-y, borderline unnecessary piece of tech. More »
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has proclaimed that his floundering Google TV will be built into most TVs by mid 2012. Bullshit. More »
Google TV had an immense amount of promise when it first launched — in the US, that is; we’ve never seen Google TV as a product here in Australia, and given its dismal sales figures, it’s likely we’ll never see the first run of Google products. The latest company that’s just about to sign on the Google dotted line? Samsung. More »
