Googly Woogly Woosh… smoother smarter way of television viewing!
Google is the most popular search engine in the world. It also has to its credit other applications ranging from social media to file sharing and even web-advertising, so what’s new now!? Well it’s the Google TV, it’s not that Google suddenly decided to start manufacturing TVs, no they are continuing to do what they are best at, as android is for phones, Google TV is the new smart way of viewing television!
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
Ok so now just like using smart phones, you can use smart television that helps you browse the internet while watching your favorite show as well. Yup Google TV brings together channels and internet making it one powerful package of infotainment! So you can multitask without missing out on action either on your virtual facebook life or the cricket match you are watching. The more you know the more excited you shall be, you can download videos and watch them as well as making music playlists on your TV. Imagine how happening the next party at your home is going to be!
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
You can use what Google is most famous for, searching for info and also sync it with the programs you want to watch on TV by scheduling them. Think Google Chrome and you have a similar page showing your favorite programs making it easy to access.
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
So how do you go about owning a Google TV. Well for starters you do not require to buy a new TV, as long as you own a HDMI (high definition multimedia interface), you can instead just buy a Google TV set-top box. But the other option is to buy the Sony Google TV, where the software comes built-in. People in locations known for slow internet speed are not going to be happy however, as this TV requires an internet speed ranging between 2.5 Mbps and 10 Mbps.
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The Google TV software uses multiple applications to make up for a great viewing experience and loads of applications will be made available on the market by developers. Google has tied up with big names such as Intel, Logitech and Sony for hardware support. The Logitech remote for Google TV remotely resembles what we normally use, why you ask? Well that’s because it uses wireless technology and has a built-in remote. So now users of Android phones and iPhones can have multiple remotes as they can use the phones also to control the TV. Now that Google TV combines the best of internet and television, hardware can be added to make things like video conferencing possible too!
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
Image Courtesy: http://www.google.com/tv/
When is it really going to hit India however is a question that we might already know the answer to- not too soon! We need to open up internet speed restrictions and consumers need to start buying HDMI television sets, until then the only set top boxes around will be Sun dan dana dan and Tata!
