tehnoblog. Engadget. managed to get a video that shows the updated version of the software for set-top box Logitech Revue, that is, in other words, the future assembly of the platform Google TV, says '. Softpedia. py. '. The new version of the software, according to Engadget, shows significant interface changes and new approaches to user interaction.
The new Google TV, is now working on Android 3. 1 (Honeycomb), little is retained from the original design, adopt widgets -box representation of List of TV content and forms of multimedia content, tested on a Tablet PC.
The software store Android Market has found the design optimized for TV and got the TV -based applications similar to the programs section of the Tablet. Some of the applications to the upgraded Google TV is not ready, including Netflix. The official presentation of Google TV is scheduled for autumn. The existing partners in the compatible hardware in the face of Logitech and Sony to join Samsung and Vizio. Products will be faster with new Intel Atom processors.
Recall, ' Future TV ' from Google designed as a platform designed to change the principle of watching TV, combining television and Internet content into a single source. Search for specific data can be special model with the Google search engine on TV, working with Google TV, on Internet sites such as YouTube, or by electronic devices, in particular on the computer, media center, etc. You can also run specialized applications for streaming movies from the reception of such suppliers Netflix or Amazon, or access to services like Twitter.
Most Internet giant 's own TV platform is needed in the first place, to increase the number of processed search requests - will grow along with them impressions of contextual ads, as well as the mass of new information appears on the user preferences - information that is so important to the company's advertising business. Until now, however, hope that Google had placed on the hardware and software platform for viewing television, web video and other online content, were not justified.
Since the start of sales of the first devices with Google TV ( Sony TVs with Google TV console and Logitech Revue) in the U.S. late last year, the situation is getting worse. During this time, it became clear that users are dissatisfied with the interface and the small number of innovations compared to the broadcast and cable networks, competition from Apple released the much cheaper set-top box, gaming consoles and manufacturers made it possible to boot from their television using content from the web.