This is only slightly Android related, but since it’s probably the biggest thing to come out of Google I/O, I think it’s worth a mention. The contraption is Google TV, and you can probably read about it in elaborate format at plenty of web destinations. If you want a visual look at it, head to Gizmodo, which has snapped tons of presentation photos. And, hidden among all the snapshots, is a YouTube video demoing the technology.
Google will not be doing the hardware, of course. That will be left to the manufacturers. Sony plans to put it in its Blu-ray players, which is just genius. There will also be a number of companies which will manufacture set-top boxes.
This is a step in the direction of linking everything in your home to a single network, and allowing you to enjoy it many forms. And hey, if Mark Cuban, the voice of “TV is TV and the web can’t top it”, can come away from this with few complaints, I think Google’s on to something here.
