Google Giving Google TV Another Shot 199
MrSeb writes with a piece on Google's renewed push for Google TV adoption. From the article: "In spite of a mediocre launch caused by an overpriced device and low consumer adoption, Mountain View is attempting to breathe life into Google TV in the way of a major marketing push at CES 2012. By announcing partnerships with companies like Marvell and LG, and an effort to cut costs by switching to ARM architecture, Google is hoping to finally achieve the mass adoption it has been hoping for with the service. Is this a case of too little, too late?"
Give it two to the chest and one to the head... (Score:5, Insightful)
Just to make sure... TV is dead, stream me my entertainment on-demand or don't bother making it.
The real challenge... (Score:5, Insightful)
Or (Score:4, Insightful)
Is this me stating my opinion as a question while strongly implying that it's a fact?
Needs PVR Ability (Score:4, Insightful)
None of these devices, Google TV or Apple TV, are going to take off unless they offer a simple and effect way for a customer to record a show. This can either be Over The Air or Over The Cable. People WANT this feature because it is ingrained into their thinking.
The ability to On Demand order and watch a show over Broadband still needs widespread adoption and availability. See other posts here about "content."
Without easy PVR functionality, then these devices are just extra devices duplicating my already includes services in my big old stupid DVR/Cable box.
Global TV or any other TV. (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Give it two to the chest and one to the head... (Score:2, Insightful)
You do know there area large number of people that really dont care at all about live events or sports in general. Honestly, if it was not for the parties I was invited to and the open bar, I could not care less about the superbowl.
For two reasons. 1, the NFL are nothing but a bunch of scumbags. the claim yearly they lose a lot of money from people STEALING the superbowl by inviting friends over and having a party. Yes, having more than 10 friends over is ILLEGAL as far as the NFL is concerned.
2, Honestly all NFL atheletes are a joke compared to College football players. Big fat lazy overpaid idiots. I have no interest in watching a bunch of rich panzies play a game. I would rather watch REAL atheletes at college level.
A lot of people feel this way and more and more join the ranks each year.
Re:Give it two to the chest and one to the head... (Score:2, Insightful)
There is streaming technology for the Super Bowl: an antenna. It's in HD and looks better than over-compressed cable. This same radical streaming technology can be used to watch many other timely TV shows as well, like the Oscars or Monday Night Football.
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Re:In other words, the AppleTV device is coming. (Score:4, Insightful)
Reports of Google's next iteration of GoogleTV and that it would be incorporated into TVs from more manufacturers instead of primarily as a standalone set-top devices (or integrated into other devices like blu-ray players) started before reports about the next generation of AppleTV; I would be hesitant to describe either as a response to the other, and even moreso to pick a direction.
I think the GoogleTV is more Google exploiting the fact that TV prices are dropping and manufacturers are looking for sources of value-added features to sell in higher-priced models, and that GoogleTV-supported streaming sources (including, and especially, YouTube) have acquired a lot more professional content than anything to do with AppleTV's plans.