Smart TV – Google, Sony and Intel to bring Internet on your TV

Rumours are flying at the moment that a Smart TV platform will be announced this week, which should see Google teaming up with Sony and Intel to bring us a new way of browsing the internet on our TVs.

The TVs (possibly but almost certainly) sold by Sony are likely to feature Intel chips running Google’s Android platform. Android has been successfully applied to many makes of mobile phones since it was launched last year and this would seem a natural progression for the open-source platform. For those not aware, Android is a simple operating system made by Google which encourages independent developers to create applications for consumers, in a similar way to Apple’s AppStore for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Continue reading “Smart TV – Google, Sony and Intel to bring Internet on your TV” →