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Google TV

Google TV is a software platform for set-top boxes and HDTVs based on the Android operating system and co-developed by Google, Intel, Sony andLogitech. The project was officially announced by Google and its partners on May 20, 2010…

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Features

As of today, most TVs that offer web access, only offer web-based apps to access online content (for example Panasonic has Viera Cast). There is usually only limited Internet usage such as playing a video from YouTube or viewing photos from Picasa. However, since Google TV will use the Google Chrome web-browser—along with Adobe Flash,[2] users will not only be able to search through the Web, but also through online video content in a similar way to what currently exists on desktop computers and some mobile devices.[1]

The Google TV system will also include an open-source platform that will enable developers to create widgets for the system.[3][4] Upon launching the service, Google stated that it would be updating the Android operating system to facilitate the development of web applications specifically for Google TV.[1]

It is anticipated that Google TV will have fewer user restrictions than current systems. The Google TV platform is expected to allow users to access any website from their television, with particular support for services such as YouTube, Twitter, Netflix, and Hulu.[3] If implemented successfully, many believe that this system may initiate the growth of Interactive Television (ITV), and enhance the way viewers interact with live and on-demand media programs.

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Development

Media outlets reported in March 2010 that the Google TV project was under way, using the Android operating system, although the partnering companies did not confirm their involvement in the venture until later.[3][5][6]

An Android-based set-top box that featured video-on-demand, ThinkFree Office viewer software, a browser,...