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GoogleTV, AppleTV and the Battle For The Living Room

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-someone-win-already dept.

An anonymous reader pointed us to an article talking about Google TV and AppleTV challenging the major networks and taking their place in your living room. It'll be a tough battle, amusingly waged on cable company wires in many major markets.

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  1. Re:UI? by Zizagoo · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the demo, Google TV requires some sort of keyboard/mouse interface. From the FAQ, it doesn't appear that it will be a standard Bluetooth one. Other the other end, Apple has a simplified remote but will allow for control through one of the iOS devices. I think where the battle will be won is how consumers will like the UI.

    At the demo in Berlin they said there will be both Android and iOS apps for controlling Google TV. They even mentioned voice search integration.