7 Ways Google Will Change Your TV
Monday, July 12 2010
Change channels with your phone, check email on your TV, access all the video the web has to offer and more, all via Google’s home-invading new tech..

Rumoured for months, Google TV is now official. previous efforts to bring the web into the lounge have been a disappointment widget that tell you what the weather’s like and let you view YouTube clips. Even Apple TV was described by COO Tim Cook as “a hobby” for the company in February. The Search Giant’s taking this seriously however. with heavyweight partners and Google’s usual commitment to quality control. Could it alter you viewing forever?
- Controlled by phone - Google TV is built on the Android phone will work as a remote control. This opens u a range of an actor with Google Googles to instantly view them on IMDB, for instance. We’re more excited about the prospect of Google Voice search letting you speak into your phone to find a show. Now that’s we always imagine watching TV in the future would be like.
- HD Web-Video Recording – Intel’s Atom CE4100 is at the heart of the Sony Blu-ray players and TV’s, and Logitect set-top boxes that are planed. It can decode dual 1080p video streams, meaning you can save one while watching another.
- True Mobile TV – Sony’s making compatible Blu-ray players and TV’s, with Sony and Google also said to be collaborating on new cloud-based mobile and personal devices. Could we see at Sony tablet running Google TV?
- Video Conferencing - As well as Sony and Intel, Logitect is a partner so look out for its Google TV-enabled set-top boxes. It’s also believed to be making webcams to integrated video conferencing into the system. So if you work from home you can stay in touch from the comfort of your own couch. Just remember to tidy the lounge first.
- Advance Search - Search for a Show and it won’t just display upcoming episodes, you’ll get past ones, biographies and filmographies of the cast, trivia,forthcomming appearances,memorable quote , and extra clips on YouTube. It’ll be like constantly updating DVD extras, collated in one place for free.
- An Appetitle for Apps - Unlike web TV efforts of Panasonic, Samsung and other, Android is open to developers, so expect to see an explosion of apps, along with a new version of android market for your telly. Your set may be able to run standard Android apps that don’t require anaccelerometer or GPS.
- Online Video - Running Google’s Chrome browser and flash 10.1, Google TV will be able play just about any video on the web, with no iPad style incompatibility issues. Chrome means full browsing too, so you can check email, read the news and even play flash game on your TV – none of watching you could do with previous TV widgets.
