(from USAToday)
Google teams with Sony, Intel on 'smart' Web TV
Google believes it has come up with the technology to unite Web surfing with channel surfing on televisions. To reach the long-elusive goal, Google has joined forces with Sony, Intel and Logitech International. The companies unveiled their much-anticipated plan for a "smart" TV on Thursday. The TVs are expected to go on sale in the fall. Pricing wasn't immediately announced. Google wants to turn televisions into giant monitors for Web surfing so it can make more money selling ads. The company generated nearly $24 billion in revenue last year, mostly from Internet ads displayed on computer screens. Although Google began selling ads for regular television programming three years ago, analysts say that has yielded paltry dividends so far. READ MORE
Google believes it has come up with the technology to unite Web surfing with channel surfing on televisions. To reach the long-elusive goal, Google has joined forces with Sony, Intel and Logitech International. The companies unveiled their much-anticipated plan for a "smart" TV on Thursday. The TVs are expected to go on sale in the fall. Pricing wasn't immediately announced. Google wants to turn televisions into giant monitors for Web surfing so it can make more money selling ads. The company generated nearly $24 billion in revenue last year, mostly from Internet ads displayed on computer screens. Although Google began selling ads for regular television programming three years ago, analysts say that has yielded paltry dividends so far. READ MORE
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