Google [GOOG] is launching Google TV soon. The new system is designed to work with both new TV's with the technology built in or older HDTV's by using a settop companion box such as the Logitech Revue.Logitech is the first company to work with Google to bring Google TV to HDTV's and their box has now arrived at the FCC for inspection.
If it passes, which we assume it will, it should land in the fall of this year when Google is expected to launch it's new service.
The Logitech Revue is compatible with Harmony remote controls and also comes with a controller that has been customised to work with the Google TV experience.
If you are unsure what Google TV is, it's a new service from Google that runs on your TV (or with a companion box) and allows you to watch what you want, when you want. The service is internet connected and when searching for something to watch it scans through your PVR, local listings as well as websites such as Youtube to find the content. Due to Google knowing who is logged in to the TV box, it can also provide customised ads to users based on what they want to see rather than the regular ads that we see between shows now.
A good video explanation of the Google TV service can be found over here.
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