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Now you can channel surf using Google voice search

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 6:07pm

If you've had a chance to use Google's voice search tool, then you already know why many feel that it beats the pants off Apple's highly-touted Siri software. Now Google has integrated Google TV functionality into its voice search tool, and the result looks like something from the future.

YouTube app update turns your Android device into a TV remote

Adario Strange

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 3:05pm

Connecting our content and cloud-based services to the various devices throughout our home and office environments has become increasingly complicated. Now Google has significantly simplified at least one aspect of seamless cross-device content consumption via YouTube.

Vizio introduces $100 Google TV box with OnLive cloud gaming

Raymond Wong

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 8:16am

We thought Google TV died last summer. Apparently nobody got the memo because the second wave of Google TV boxes are launching this summer. Continuing its attempt to dominate the home, Vizio just unveiled its own affordable Google TV set-top box that looks to pack quite the wallop.

Google patent shows its working on voice control for Google TV

Raymond Wong

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 3:46pm

In the race to beat Apple to the punch on a voice-controlled TV, Google's preparing for the worst. Or at least, that's the thinking behind the company's latest patent that calls for Siri-like commands to operate a Google TV unit.

Samsung wants to jump on the Google TV flop train

Raymond Wong

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 1:58pm

Samsung must be crazy because it's apparently in talks with Google to produce HDTVs with Google TV baked in. Yep, that Google TV. The one that's only been supported by Sony and Logitech and blocked by major networks everywhere. Talk about jumping on a grenade that's about to detonate!

Logitech is giving up on Google TV

Friday, November 11, 2011 - 9:00am

The Logitech Revue was the main piece of hardware available for the initial Google TV rollout. It didn't do well. It did so poorly, in fact, that Logitech won't be making a followup Google TV device.

Google TV finally gets Android 3.1, brings lots of apps to TV

Raymond Wong

Friday, October 28, 2011 - 8:34am

Launched last year to lukewarm reception, Google TV flopped hard because of a number of things — overpriced set top boxes and integrated HDTVs as well as a bare and hard to navigate interface. Say hello to Google TV again, because Google's giving it another whack with a new update.

Taking an early peek at Google TV 2.0

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 8:15am

Google TV, when it was first released, didn't quite set the world on fire. While it had a lot of interesting ideas, its execution was found to be lacking and few people ended up getting on board. Google's hoping to change that with Google TV 2.0.

Google TV gets new apps from TBS and TNT

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 9:33am

Hey, remember Google TV? It didn't exactly set the world on fire when it was released earlier this year, but that doesn't mean Google's given up on it. In fact, they just got TBS and TNT on board.

Google TV continues to struggle, upcoming products delayed

Raymond Wong

Monday, December 20, 2010 - 7:02am

Dun dun dun. That is Google TV going down the toilet. Google's kindly asked its electronics partners to not showcase any Google TV wares at next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Is this a sign of Google TV's early demise before it even had a chance to hit home?

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Google TV stories

Now you can channel surf using Google voice search

YouTube app update turns your Android device into a TV remote

Vizio introduces $100 Google TV box with OnLive cloud gaming

Google patent shows its working on voice control for Google TV

Samsung wants to jump on the Google TV flop train

Logitech is giving up on Google TV

Google TV finally gets Android 3.1, brings lots of apps to TV

Taking an early peek at Google TV 2.0

Google TV gets new apps from TBS and TNT

Google TV continues to struggle, upcoming products delayed

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