Google TV Gets Announced

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Back in March was the first that we had solid evidence of Google preparing a sort of TV service after reports of them teaming with Intel and Sony emerged. Yesterday, on the other hand, let you know that an announcement regarding the much anticipated Google TV would be made today March 20th, and now it has.

Regardless of what Google decides to do its no secret that the line between traditional computing and television watching is becoming increasingly blurred. Well, with the announce of Google TV, that line is getting blurred even quicker.

While it’s not kow whether Google plans to ship their own set top box, bunlde Google TV with existing boxes or have one of their hardware partners deal with manufacturing, the software they recently displayed at their I/O conference in pretty amazing.

First and foremost, being a search engine company Google TV incorporates a Quick Search box allowing you to search not only the web but also your TV. This means you’ll be able to just type in a show that you want to watch and Google TV will tell you if any channels are playing it. If not, they will show you various retailers, such as Amazon or Hulu, that will allow you to purchase your desired content.

YouTube, and pretty much every other online video provider’s videos will work completely flawlessly with Google TV considering it’s got a built in web browser that allows you to do things like watch the baseball game and look at player stats at the same time or even see what the latest buzz is on Twitter.

Another pretty hefty feature that Google TV touts is the ability to boot up any Android app currently available on the Android Marketplace. Just think of Google TV as turning your television into a computer while retaining all the functionality and ease of use of a traditional television set.