Internet TV

Sony Internet TV Gets Google TV Update, Adds Android Market

by jessica on Mon, 2011-10-31 10:08


Sony Internet TV with Android Market

Sony just announced a Google TV software update for Sony Internet TVs and the Sony Internet TV Blu-ray player. The new update rolls out this week and brings the Android Market to all connected Sony Internet TV devices, giving Sony Internet TV owners access to hundreds of apps.

The update also gives Sony Internet TVs a simpler and clean interface, improved performance, better search functionality to all currently installed Sony Internet TV and Sony Internet TV Blu-ray owners. Also, future owners of Sony Internet TVs and Blu-ray players will receive the update during the initial start-up installation. Other new benefits include better integration with Android and iOS devices, like smartphones and tablets.

In addition, an original Sony application - TrackID - will be available which searches and identifies music heard on television broadcasts, packaged media or streaming video.Read more

Anyone Remember Convergence?

By: David Berman – HTSA


Logitech Couch Mouse M515

Having just returned from CES, I was watching the Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens and my thoughts turned to what I witnessed at CES that might make the 2011 Super Bowl even more enjoyable than it is already going to be. While writing my post show recap the thought that dominated my mind had little or nothing to do with actual product or technology and more about what people know and how they shop. Let me explain.

Q: When do consumers decide to buy a new TV?
A: Usually when the old TV breaks or when a compelling new technology becomes available.

Q: When do people invest in new audio products?
A: When they move or see a new compelling technology they must have.

Do you see a trend developing?

I was even more blown away by the fact that builders still build expensive new homes without structured wiring or even Ethernet jacks!

What am I leading up to? Let's think about what the biggest consumer complaints regarding consumer electronics have been over the last thirty years and everything we talked about so far will make sense. Remember the flashing twelve on the front of the VCR? How about the fact that we have six remotes and we still can only operate power, volume, input and channel! Maybe running wire from room to room was too expensive and control systems were the playground of the wealthy? These were all consumer issues. Read more

Best Buy Hot Holiday Savings

by jessica on Thu, 2010-12-02 14:31


Best Buy Sony HDTV bundle

Even though Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, that doesn't mean you can't still find some good deals. Best Buy is offering three packages combining a Sony Internet Connectable LED-LCD HDTV (two models are 3D-ready), and a 160GB PlayStation 3. They are also giving away a free Microsoft LifeCam Studio webcam with the purchase of a Samsung QX410 laptop.

Sony HDTV Packages:

  • Save $1,380 by combining a Sony 46" class Internet Connectable LED-LCD HDTV and a 160GB PlayStation 3 with built-in Blu-ray player ($1,299.98)
  • Save $1,180 by combining a Sony 46" class 3D-ready LED HDTV and a 160GB PlayStation 3 with built-in Blu-ray player ($1,699.98)
  • Save $1,380 by combining a Sony 55" class 3D-ready LED HDTV and a 160GB PlayStation 3 with built-in Blu-ray player ($2,199.98)
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Orb TV Brings Internet TV to Your Home Television for Just $99

by jessica on Fri, 2010-11-19 11:25


Orb TV

Orb Networks just launched a new Internet TV product that lets you watch online TV shows from Hulu, ESPN3, Comedy Central and more on your home television. Dubbed Orb TV, it can also stream Netflix, along with your home movies and photos. Orb TV is controlled through your iPhone, Android smartphone, iPad or iPod touch via a free Orb controller app.

Setting up Orb TV is simple. Download the free Orb Caster software to your computer (PC or Mac), plug the Orb TV device into your TV and then download the free Orb controller app to your smartphone. That's it! And to make finding your favorite show easy, the Orb controller app features an index of TV shows - all you have to do is type in the name of the program and Orb finds it for you, no need to know if the program is on ABC, CBS, etc.

Orb TV is now available for $99 at www.orb.com.

Best Buy Offers Free Geek Squad Set-Up with Google TV Purchase

by jessica on Fri, 2010-10-29 05:00


Sony NSX-24GT1

Best Buy announced this week that for a limited time customers who purchase a Sony Internet TV or Blu-ray player powered by Google TV will receive complimentary Geek Squad set-up and consultative services.

Products include:

Sony Internet HDTV Powered by Google TV: Featuring four LCD HDTVs with Google TV built-in, the Sony Internet TV line includes the 24-inch NSX-24GT1 ($599.99), the 32-inch NSX-32GT1 ($799.99), the 40-inch NSX-40GT1 ($999.99), and the 46-inch NSX-46GT1 ($1,399.99).

Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc Player powered by Google TV: The Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc player with Google TV built-in, NSZ-GT1 ($399.99), also lets you enjoy Google TV on your existing HDTV.Read more

Sony Unveils Internet TVs, Blu-ray Player with Google TV

by jessica on Wed, 2010-10-13 14:24


Sony NSX-24GT1

Sony on Tuesday introduced Sony Internet TV, powered by Google TV. Four models will be available and will feature HDTV, the ability to browse the web and apps.

Built on the Android platform, the TVs run Google's Chrome browser and have an Intel Atom processor, built-in Wi-Fi, as well as a feature called "Dual View" which allows you to watch TV while on the Internet. A hand-held RF QWERTY keypad remote with optical mouse is included, and select Android smartphones will be able to control the TV via an app (available later this fall).

The models also include Sony's streaming service "Video On Demand powered by Qriocity" as well as pre-installed apps including CNBC, Napster, NBA, Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, and YouTube.Read more

More Content Than Your Mind Can Hold


Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

"I've just decided to switch our Friday schedule to Monday, which means that the test we take each Friday on what we learned during the week will now take place on Monday before we've learned it. But since today is Tuesday, it doesn't matter in the slightest." – Mr. Turkentine, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Wolper Pictures Ltd.

We're not certain what the preoccupation is with TV, but firms beyond the old-fashioned content developers, producers, "shippers" have gone out of their way to say they have the solution you need/want!

First, there was the bi-annual IFA conference in Berlin. All of the consumer electronics folks gathered to spin their TV, video, whatever stories and show their wares.

That was followed by IBC in Amsterdam. There, the worldwide broadcast industry gathered to figure out how they were going to survive and make money with the growing demand for online video and audio content.Read more

Battle Looming for TV OS


Battle of OS

Everyone loves apps! A library of 225,000 iPhone/iPad apps and 5 billion downloads are impressive numbers for such a young platform and confirm the fast growing interest in apps-based computing. Not only can apps run on smartphones, tablets and laptops but we predict the next platform for apps will be connected TVs. We see a living room where TV viewers click on a weather app or sports app instead of watching the local news. A home where families play a board game together on the TV using the Monopoly app, or stay in touch with their friends with a FaceBook app, all from the comfort of the living room couch.

Microsoft Unlikely to Win this Battle

Unlike the battle for the desktop OS it doesn't look like Microsoft has much of a chance of winning this battle for the TV OS. Competition over who will provide a TV OS is heating up with Google TV getting set to take on all comers for control of the living room. Meanwhile Apple may soon lob a salvo with an updated version of their Apple TV that will plant Apple iPhone/iPad apps firmly in the living room TV.Read more

Sony Unveils Sony Internet TV

by jessica on Fri, 2010-05-21 10:16


Sony Internet TV

This week, Google unveiled Google TV, a platform integrating TV and the Internet. The Google TV service is based on the Android mobile operating system and will be available on several different TVs later this year. Sony is the first out of the box, launching "Sony Internet TV".

Consumers will be able to search and access content from their TVs and across the Internet - on their TVs. "Sony Internet TV" is scheduled to launch in the U.S. the Fall of 2010 with the lineup featuring both a standalone TV model and set top box-type unit incorporating a Blu-ray drive.

Is The Internet Killing Cable TV?


Philips Net TV

Gone are the days of racing home for Must-See-TV. Now you can record shows, skip commercials, and watch TV online at home or on the go. But who's watching TV on the Internet, you ask? Well, over 50% of the people asked, that's who. So, is it generational? What other factors play a role? And is the market listening? In fact, the market is listening. At CES 2010, TVs with built-in Internet connectivity were on display at all the major TV manufacturers' pavilions.

Retrevo, the company that provided this report, has noticed a growing interest in TVs that connect. This report gives you a snapshot of online TV viewership and discovers what appears to be a trend toward Internet TV patronage.Read more

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