Google TV to launch in UK

[Jazzy]

An “internet TV” service that allows people to switch between television and the web on the same set is to be launched in the UK by Google.



The “Google TV” innovation will also mean that viewers can watch material from catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player on their main TV screen.



Accessed through a special set-top box, the service is due to launch in the UK within six months, following its launch earlier in the US.



Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt will outline the plans when he gives this year’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival.



According to the company, Google TV will allow people to search all of the content on the TV and the internet by using a single click.



The service will also allow viewers to switch between the TV and the internet on their main screen without having to adjust any cables.



Smartphones and iPhones can be used instead of a remote control top change channels and people will even be able to use their own voice to conduct searches.



The service also has a special version of YouTube in high definition.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8723947/Google-TV-to-launch-in-UK.html



What are your thoughts about this service?

 

[Evil Eye]

Kinda cool... I don't watch TV, but still.

 

[identityissues8]

Google: They want their feet in every door.

 

[Jazzy]

Sounds like an interesting concept. Wonder if Google TV will also come to the US.

 

[Evil Eye]

Sounds like an interesting concept. Wonder if Google TV will also come to the US.

Like Sayf said, they wanna be everywhere...