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In what may have been Google’s worst kept secret in years, the word is out. Google, along with its partners, Intel, Logitech, and Sony is on its way to delivering the Web to your television . And, what will they be using to do this? Why, they’ll be using Google’s Android Linux of course. Android is [...] The New York Times is reporting that “Google and Intel have teamed with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Web into the living room through a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes.” For more, click here for the rest of the story. 2010 will be the year that Internet TV really takes off. As proof of this, I point to the latest STB (set-top box) that will deliver Internet video to your TV: Syabas Technology’s Popbox. According to DeviceGuru, a reliable source, for Internet TV device news, the $129 Internet-based, Linux powered A/V streaming set-top box will be [...] CNET is reporting that Roku will be introducing two new media extenders. These are “The step-up Roku HD XR Player ($130) adds faster 802.11n. Wi-Fi and a USB port “for future use.” The step-down model–the Roku SD Player–loses the HD outputs of its siblings; it’ll retail for $80. For more on these new set-top boxes read: [...] Netflix really, really wants to get away from its DVD business and into Internet TV. In its latest move, Netflix has partnered with Song to bring Netflix streaming video to the PS3. Pretty cool! For more on this development, read: Sony PS3 Will Get Netflix Streaming Next Month The low-priced Roku Player is adding more content partners. Now, in addition to Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.TV, you’ll be able to watch Revision3, an Internet work from the same people who brought you TechTV. More Web TV series, such as those from Blip.tv are on their way to the Roku box. Want to [...] Shane Lother has some worthwhile ideas on how to fix the Apple TV. He says that “What Apple TV needs to be [is] the computer of the living room, which I don’t agree with. But, then he remarks, “The only way for Apple TV to become the one living room device to rule them [...] Another day, another media extender. This time, according to PC Magazine it’s Western Digital with the WD TV Live HD Media Player. Alas, “the WD TV Live’s selection of streaming content is currently limited to YouTube, Flickr, and Pandora—there’s no support for popular services such as Netflix Instant Streaming or Hulu.” Still, it also works nicely [...] |
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