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Google TV’s next chance for popularity – your cable box?

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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt may not be so crazy after all. Schmidt, who often tastes feet when making public comments, was widely laughed at when he suggested in December that Google TV would appear on the majo…

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VIZIO fragments Android but unifies its own media experience [VIDEO]

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Vizio has two Android tablets, a phone, and three different forms of Google TV slated for release this year. Each device format runs a different form of Android, and is likely to always be behind the current soft…

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LG Google TV hands-on: 3D tech and Google TV all in one [VIDEO]

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LG already removed the veil from its new Google TV and didn’t share much at its press conference yesterday. But I’ve just spent my early morning getting some quick hands-on time with the device and…

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Google TV activations double since Honeycomb update, LG, Samsung, and Vizio jump on-board

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Regardless of the mistakes that may have been made in its 2010 launch, Google hasn’t given up on Google TV just yet. In fact, the company just announced that several manufacturers will be displaying new G…

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Logitech Revue’s are coming out of the box with tainted Firmware

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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Logitech Revue, think again. It turns out that many new owners of the GTV box are experiencing problems on step seven (where you’re asked to accept…

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Logitech Revue finally getting Honeycomb and Android Market starting today

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Logitech and Google have come out to reassure Logitech Revue owners that one of the original Google TV devices is being updated to Honeycomb beginning now. Though the Sony Internet TV line of Google TV products…

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Logitech: the Revue launch was a “gigantic” mistake and we’re not making another one

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The Logitech Revue was overpriced, underserving, and disappointing in terms of both sales and consumer satisfaction. The Revue was such a let down that Logitech has absolutely no plans to develop another Goo…

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Google TV 2.0 rolling out to Sony set-top boxes today

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I swear, Google TV has to be one of the most misunderstood products on the market today. Early this morning, the smart-TV platform began rolling out its latest software, Google TV 2.0. New features in GTV wi…

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Google TV 2.0 has finally arrived; brings new TV and Movies app along with Android Market

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Well, that was quick. Google today on its GTV blog announced the Android 3.0 update for its smart TV platform. This news comes days after we noticed a peculiar feature in the Flixster update, which showed…

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CONFIRMED: Google TV coming to Europe early next year

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Rumors emerged earlier today suggested that Google would introduce GoogleTV to the UK in the next six months. In his Mac Taggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Google Chairman E…

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Google TV Honeycomb beta leaks

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Google TV has been a disappointing flop, but Google has remained optimistic that the inclusion of Honeycomb and the Android Market will turn things around. Adventurous GTV owners can put that theory to the tes…

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Google TV finally getting a good price: Logitech Revue Box will soon be $99

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Google TV sales have been weak since the Internet-connected devices debuted in October 2010. That may finally change as Logitech is finally going to lower the price of its Google TV Revue set-top box. After a di…

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Android 3.1 and Android Market apps coming to Google TV this summer

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Google TV is getting an upgrade. At today’s Google I/O keynote address, Google confirmed previous reports that it will be launching a retooled version of its television companion box. What’s co…

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Can apps and a refresh at I/O 2011 save Google TV?

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Google TV has been rather disappointing for Google and its launch partners Logitech and Sony. Recent earnings reports say that Logitech has probably moved about 200,000 units in the past six months, leaving t…

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YouTube’s move to more premium content is good news for Google TV

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Steve Jobs, in one of his many “Android sucks” quips, famously said that users don’t want “amateur hour” when it comes to web-based entertainment. Though the billions of vie…

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