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Google TV Set-Top Box Will Stream Content From Android 4.0 Devices Google TV Set-Top Box Will Stream Content From Android 4.0 Devices

One of the coolest things that Microsoft showed off during its E3 press conference this week was SmartGlass. In essence, it allows any mobile device to share information with the Xbox 360 in a meaningful way to deliver content both …

LG is Launching a Google TV Set in May LG is Launching a Google TV Set in May

LG Electronics will begin selling TV sets running Google TV software by the end of the month. Reuters quoting Ro Seogho, LG’s executive vice president for TV business, as saying U.S. customers will be able to buy a Google TV …

Revision3 App Now Available For Google TV Revision3 App Now Available For Google TV

Keeping with its recent trend of adding more content and features to Google TV, Google today highlighted the fact that the Revision3 app for Android is now available for Google TV. Rob DeMilo, Revision3′s CTO, shared the app’s features in …

YouTube Launches Brandcast, Devotes $200M to Ad Campaign YouTube Launches Brandcast, Devotes $200M to Ad Campaign

YouTube’s looking to evolve from offering only a conglomeration of amateur videos and pirated clips and become a legitimate provider of premium content with its new marketing tool, Brandcast, and it’s looking to achieve that goal by pledging millions of …

YouTube Google TV App Updated With New Features YouTube Google TV App Updated With New Features

Google has been working on improving and updating Google TV quite a bit lately. Just last week the TV & Movies app was updated to include a new recommendation service. This week, the YouTube app for Google TV has been …

Google TV’s First Hackathon Was A Success Google TV’s First Hackathon Was A Success

Google announced a few weeks ago that they were going to hold the first ever Google TV hackathon. It was a pretty novel concept since smart TVs are still not really that widespread. All the better too since this will …

Google Launches Netflix-Style Recommendations For Its Google TV App Google Launches Netflix-Style Recommendations For Its Google TV App

Google has announced changes to the TV & Movies app that is an essential part of its Google TV devices. On a post at the Google TV blog, Greg Funk, a Google TV Product Manager, announced some new features that …

Google TV Gets First Ever Hackathon Google TV Gets First Ever Hackathon

Google technology thrives off of hacking. No, not that kind of hacking. The kind of hacking that unlocks the full capabilities of the device and explores new ways it can be used. The Google TV has seen a number of …

Google Fiber Project Progresses Through The Kansas Cities Google Fiber Project Progresses Through The Kansas Cities

Google is busy hanging fiber. Kansas City, Kansas got the honor of becoming the home of the Google Fiber project back in March of last year. Google said that their intentions were to bring an ultra-high-speed network to the entire …

Apple TV, Google TV, Boxee, Roku: Which Is Best For Consumers? Apple TV, Google TV, Boxee, Roku: Which Is Best For Consumers?
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FixYa, a site that specializes in troubleshooting advice for consumer gadgets of all kinds – computers, smartphones, tablets, and more – has recently compiled a report comparing the four leading web TV devices based on the number and kind of …

SXSW: Google TV Developer Talks With LG, MOVL & Clear Channel SXSW: Google TV Developer Talks With LG, MOVL & Clear Channel
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The Google TV is a pretty impressive piece of equipment. It’s poised to be a major game changer for the television space. Google recently talked with people in the TV tech industry to ask them questions about Google TV. The …

Plex For Google TV About To Get An Update Plex For Google TV About To Get An Update

Users of Plex for Google TV can expect an update to the app soon, according to a recent post on Google TV’s official blog. The update brings a host of new features designed to make Plex far more friendly to …

Google TV Service May Be On The Way For Kansas City Google TV Service May Be On The Way For Kansas City

Kansas City must be feeling like the prettiest girl at the Google Pageant these days. First the city gets chosen as the starting location for Google Fiber, the company’s project to broaden access to and increase the speed of the …

Sony Google TV Root Makes Your Smart TV Smarter Sony Google TV Root Makes Your Smart TV Smarter
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Do you know what happens when you start to incorporate more sophisticated technologies into TVs? People start to hack them to enable more functionality than the manufacturer ever intended. The target today is the Sony Google TV with GTVHacker releasing …

Google TV Turns Your Phone Into A Remote Google TV Turns Your Phone Into A Remote

There’s no denying that Siri has become the next big thing for Apple. Google appears to be taking the idea behind Siri and applying it to where it’s needed most – the television. Patently Apple got the exclusive scoop on …

Able Remote Lets You Control Google TV With Your Voice Able Remote Lets You Control Google TV With Your Voice

A new Android app called Able Remote lets you operate Google TV using voice commands. “Able Remote turns your Android smartphone or tablet into a remote control for your Google TV,” says Leon Nicholls, the app’s creator, “Just as you …

YouTube For Google TV Gets Some Improvements YouTube For Google TV Gets Some Improvements
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Google is launching updates to YouTube for Google TV with the goal of making it faster and easier to find good content. “First you’ll notice the app works faster with smoother navigation for a better experience,” says product manager Jurek …

Is Google Testing Mystery Devices On Their Employees? Is Google Testing Mystery Devices On Their Employees?
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Reports are circulating around that Google is testing over 250 “mystery devices” in their employees homes. Supposedly, nobody outside Google knows what these mystery gadgets are. What is known so far is that the devices are operating off of wi-fi …

Sony Google TV Gets 3D Blu-Ray Update Sony Google TV Gets 3D Blu-Ray Update

Sony has released an update to their original Google TV devices, according to the official Google TV Twitter stream. The new update improves the performance of Google TV’s Chrome browser and adds 3D Blu-ray playback capability. Sony has been alone …

CES 2012: OnLive Coming To Google TVs CES 2012: OnLive Coming To Google TVs

OnLive, the company that allows the streaming of full PC titles through a broadband connection, have announced their support for Google TVs. The company announced today during CES that their support for Google TV targets future and current televisions with …

CES 2012: Google TV Coming To A Lot More TVs CES 2012: Google TV Coming To A Lot More TVs

Google has announced new partnerships with a variety of TV manufacturers. As CES gets underway, several of those companies are starting to unveil their new products. The LG Smart TV is being unveiled at LG’s press conference right now, along …