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Google TV arrived last fall to lukewarm reviews . Its remote control was big and complicated, its software was clunky and confusing, and it didn't live up to the promise of Internet-connected TV's — that they would allow us to cut the cable cord and watch whatever we wanted whenever we wanted. Google redesigned the YouTube app so it feels more like TV. Now Google is trying again. On Friday, it will introduce the second version of its Google TV software. The hardware, which is made by Sony and Logitech, will stay the same for now. New devices, including from Samsung and Vizio, are scheduled to arrive next year . Google TV's settop box and keyboard by Logitech was not very user-friendly and the software was full of bugs, lack of sufficient apps, speed and network problems This time, Google TV has a simpler user interface, smarter tools for searching, and is open to developers to build TV apps. It also has much humbler goals. Google no longer has visions of cord-cutting. Instead, it says it wants to complement what is already available on TV by offering new channels . Sony settop box and controller for Google TV Mario Quieroz, head of Google TV said. "We don't believe the Web is going to replace linear TV. This is designed to be complementary to cable TV. It's not a new strategy, but I think we're articulating it better now," That means don't expect any new content partnerships; the major television networks, including ABC, N ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
GOOGLE UNVEILS GOOGLE TV 2.0, INCLUDES BETTER SOFTWARE AND SEARCH, SIMPLER UI AND A PROMISE OF MORE APPS, BUT WILL IT SELL?
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