All Articles Tagged Google Tv

Julie Jacobson | 02/26 09:31 AM, 0 Comments

Remember that WebOS platform that Palm invented and HP acquired for implementation into smartphones that turned into an open-source project that had no apps, so was finally abandoned? Well, it’s back! LG has acquired WebOS from HP, ostensibly to use in its smart TVs which already utilize LG’s own NetCast service as well as Google TV. Strange indeed. In the deal, reported by the Verge, LG picks up the source code, documentation, Websites and some of the old WebOS team. HP maintains patents and the WebOS app store technology. “The… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/28 09:13 AM, 0 Comments

Fewer technologies have been panned as much as 3D and Google TV, but the latter has some new life thanks to LG Electronics, the chipmaker Marvell and TCL Corp., the company behind Thomson and RCA. At International CES 2013, LG will demonstrate two new TVs with the latest Google TV 3.0 built in. The new models, GA7900 and GA6400, will be available in a variety of sizes. Key to the new smart TVs is the navigation capabilities. The “Magic Remote” has a QWERTY keyboard and built-in mic for receiving voice… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 08/28 08:31 AM, 2 Comments

We're bound to see more offerings that incorporate Google TV bundled into a networked television at CEDIA Expo 2012, but in the meantime Hisense USA has announced a set-top box that will bring Android-based web streaming functionality to current TVs. Hisense will be introducing its Hisense Pulse with Google TV box at the IFA show in Germany, which starts Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 and will make it available in mid-November for $99. That's a familiar price point to fans of Apple TV, Vizio's Co-Star (also supplying Google TV) and the… View this story

Jason Knott | 06/26 10:25 AM, 0 Comments

Vizio has launched its Co-Star Stream Player that uses the latest version of Google TV to turn HDTVs into smart TVs, merging live and streaming entertainment. With the Co-Star Stream Player, users get instant access to thousands of apps, full-screen web browsing capabilities - via Google Chrome with Adobe Flash Player and HTML 5 support - and streaming entertainment. The Co-Star connects to a cable or satellite box to allow live TV along with the web, apps, OnLive cloud gaming, and other streaming entertainment. This integrated experience along with the… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/10 01:27 PM, 0 Comments

Google TV is alive and well at CES 2012. Vizio has revealed its Google TV range of 3D TVs, the R-Series, with the Internet Apps Plus service, Vizio's custom spin on Google TV. The R-Series consists of the 42-inch R3D420VS, 47-inch R3D470VS, 55-inch R3D550VS and 65-inch R3D650VS. Each R-Series TV runs at 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution with a 5.5ms response times. The 42-, 47- and 55-inch models have 240Hz refresh rates, while the 65-inch model has 120Hz. The TVs also have edge-lit LED backlighting, four HDMI 1.4 inputs,… View this story

Grant Clauser | 01/06 08:48 AM, 0 Comments

As expected, LG will show its first smart TV powered by Google TV at CES 2012. LG's Google TV features LG's CINEMA 3D technology that uses FPR passive glasses technology. Also included will be a Magic Remote Qwerty that combines the features of LG’s Wii-like remote and a QWERTY keyboard to make use of social media and other web features easier. LG's Google TV features an Android-based user interface and allows for multitasking, so users can tweet or browse the web while watching TV. The platform will include many familiar… View this story

Rachel Cericola | 12/01 11:00 AM, 0 Comments

Integrators might want to add telepresence systems to their offering based on new research from NPD In-Stat. The firm’s “Video Calling Across Screen Types: PC, Mobile, and Living Room” says that with so many ways to access telepresence services, the total number of video callers will surpass 380 million in 2015. That is a huge jump from the approximately 63 million video callers in 2010. Computers are still a popular method to make video calls, but more people are using TVs, tablets and cell phones to get face-time with family… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/26 06:52 AM, 18 Comments

The trouble with all this great content – movies, music, TV shows and more – is that you never know where it resides and how to find it and play it quickly. Do you have Shrek stored on a local NAS, for example? Or can you stream it from Netflix or buy it from iTunes? Now there’s a patent application for that (#20110225156 by John Pavlik). Crestron Electronics, a leader in home automation and media distribution, has filed a patent for “Searching Two or More Media Sources for Media.” That’s… View this story

Jason Knott | 01/18 12:55 PM, 10 Comments

I can still remember seeing my first “home automation” system 20 years ago at the International Security Conference. It was from security panel maker Digital Security Control (DSC), now part of Tyco. The product wasn’t getting too much attention back in 1990 for various reasons, but I recall how clunky it was to have to move menu to menu to control HVAC, lighting, security and other subsystems, especially since it was hardkey-based with a tiny black-and-white LED scrolling readout. It kind of reminds me of navigating streaming media content today.… View this story

Jason Knott | 12/30 10:05 AM, 9 Comments

Richard Glikes, executive director of the Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), has never pulled punches. His latest salvo is directed at manufacturers of connected TVs/streaming media services and 3D devices, who continue to ignore the custom market and its veteran and experienced sales staffs in favor of big-box stores, which he claims have been botching the introductions of these technologies. Specifically, he points to 3D and Google TV, saying they are now "stillborn" because the wrong channel was selected to present them. Here is his full letter: I saw… View this story