Google TV

San Francisco time 2010 May 19, 2010 Google I/O meeting Google company released its latest product -- Google TV. Google TV is to network and TV together, become a new set of family entertainment system. Google Chrome browser, built-in TV can browse all your favorite web, of course, it also means you can watch on a big screen TV video web sites. But it is far more than that, Google TV or a photo browser, a game, a music player... Google TV using Android 2.1 system, Intel Atom chip, can undertake search and browse the web video liquor, still can download various application software, is expected to fall 2010 listed.

characteristics

Google TV is the integration of built-in Google search technology, input can be simple words in television, network, YouTube video network, subscription in look up some of the video. Because Google TV is based on open-source Android and Chrome make, so it also makes the Google TV is an open system, although existing Android Market application can be run on Google TV, but Google hope above are the developers get API for Google TV after the big screen and close integration with television, to develop a more interesting applications. Google has been with SONY and logitech made Google TV prototype with blu-ray players, including the integration of set-top boxes, and in this fall they will begin selling in the Best crashes.

features

1. In the traditional TV joined the Internet search. According to the characteristics of TV and to optimize our search results, such as a search to program and purchase information will be preferred processing.

2. Can use the paint of paint mode the Internet side watching TV.

3. Our Android phones can be used as Google TV remote use.

4. Most importantly can run Android applications.

Are faced with the problem

List issues

1, the user need infrared intensifier (IR Blaster)?

Google TV partners, including Intel, SONY and logitech, but not including Cablevision, Comcast, time warner cable, Verizon FiOS cable companies such as Google TV equipment, this means that users will need to still infrared intensifier to control cable TV set-top box. No infrared intensifier, Google TV cannot switch cable TV channel and the recorded TV programs. It is unclear whether this will affect Google TV TV search capability.

2, Internet connection meet the requirements?

Google TV need Internet connection, SONY autumn will launch the function to visit with the Internet, television and blu-ray players of other manufacturers have introduced with the TV and Internet access functions both. Theoretically, SONY's TV and VCD will integrate Google TV set-top box function. But even TV, VCD built-in or external running Google TV software, users still need the STB Internet connection. Users need to use 802.11 N wireless technologies, 802.11 G cannot satisfy the Google TV requirements.

3, parental control function is lost

Because the user can access the Internet through a big screen TV, parental controls appear to be more important than ever. Google never discussed on the Google TV is inappropriate content filtering. Parents hoping to filter inappropriate content, conveniently, prevent children locked system random access to the Internet.

4, advertisers will have control over whether too?

Google says Google TV can switch the channel or make the programme. Although Google TV won't automatically complete these operations, but if you don't control advertisers access privileges, the system will execute let users feel puzzling operation.

5, can access the content stored on other equipment?

Google TV seamless blend the Internet and television content, users can access including Netflix, YouTube and call it Flickr, Internet service. Google TV seems to have no ability to provide access to local content. Many people will most photographs stored in PC or network storage devices. The current news show that Google TV can only access Internet content, although this is not a bad thing, but will give users any inconvenience.

Six, can print?

Google TV is shirt-sleeve the Internet and television, but did not fusion computing functions. Google never mention Google TV users can save the web page, or through the network printers print Internet content. At least, the user hopes to send and save the web page like to the PC. 7, support social function?

Google TV can run many Android applications, this makes Google TV has high scalability, but this does not mean that the user can communicate with other users. Android version in Google TV Twitter application can run on? If can, users can post and television shows the Twitter messages about? For example broadcast time, channel, and even video suspend play position.

8, Google TV equipment appearance?

Other problems

It remains unclear Google TV equipment, remote controls and keyboard appearance, hope Google and logitech don't launch size and D - Link/Boxee similar big product, and shall adopt thin design. The keyboard is another worry, other firms also tried to will the qwerty keyboard "sitting room, but scored" almost all near. Google TV device configuration all the keyboard a certain point, but when not in use will it "hidden" where is a big problem. Therefore, industry insiders on Google TV devices use Android mobile phones as remote felt very happy, I hope Google TV support other cell phones, especially with all the keyboard can be mobile phones as input device.

Into global

Google chief executive Eric schmidt said they will be in 2011 will the Internet TV service from the American extended to the global.