Today, Google officially announced its latest product, Google TV.
It’s a platform, both hardware (as a set top box) and software, that uses a combination of technologies, including Android, Chrome, and an Intel chipset plus Internet connectivity to create a truly amazing product.
We think it’s going to change the way people watch TV completely. No longer will people crowd around a desktop computer in order to watch videos on Hulu or YouTube. Gone are the days of hooking up your television to your laptop to watch online content. Google has changed everything.
Google TV hooks up to your set top box via HDMI and has an interface similar to something between Windows Media Center and Android OS. Through a search bar, you can bring up various TV channels, find related content on sites like Hulu and Amazon and so much more.
See, Google TV supports Adobe Flash, meaning if you can view it on the web, you can view it on Google TV.
Watching a Football game on TV and want to check your fantasy stats right then and there? You can throw the game into picture-in-picture mode and bring up your Yahoo! Sports account in a few clicks of a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Love movies? You can now watch all your favorite video websites easily on your TV and can use Netflix as well.
But it gets even more innovative. Your Android Phone is now a remote. You can speak commands to your TV like “Good Morning America” and the appropriate show will turn on instantly. If you hate fighting over the TV remote, just use two Android phones. Problem solved.
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