Google TV - US Autumn Launch Announced

Google's TV service has recently been announced for the USA in Autumn this year and for several other countries sometime next year (2011).

Speaking at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt is made mention that Google will shortly be planning to bring the web to TV sets in USA. His remarks confirmed to the industry that Google remains well and truly on track to deliver this service. Confirming remarks made at the Google I/O developer conference back in May 2010.

Google TV will give viewers the power of the search & online videos direct to their TV. So someone wanting to know when the next round of rugby games are to be played, they could simply to a normal search through their TV instead of having to fire up to computer.

In all likely hood Sony will be making the TVs, although at the time of writing this there are no confirmed prices or release dates. However 1 thing for certain is the operating system will be Google's Android system. A system that has proved to be very popular in mobile phones recently.

Looks like Google TV will be taking on Apple TV very soon. Interesting times ahead, but here in the UK I guess we will have to wait a little longer than the US.