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TV meets the web with Google!

August 20, 2010 Leave a comment

There’s a new interactive experience waiting for you, and your time. Being a constant innovator with web technologies and innovative use of media, Google has done it again this time. Google TV is a new experience altogether, which combines the traditional media platform of television, with speed and power of the internet.

Experts say, that Google is planning to supply QWERTY keyboards, along with the TV, to enable you with searches and browsing. Among many other major media partners, Google is currently working with SonyLogitechIntel, and DISH Networkfor co-branding and integrated media tie-ups. The developers are recently being approached, to optimize their apps for Google TV too. Have a look in the video below, for what it has in store for us.

Twitter on your TV’s now?

August 20, 2010 Leave a comment

Panasonic has been trying to do this for a while now, and has finally succeeded in doing so. Panasonic’s current Plasma TV‘s enable users to make SKYPE Video and Voice calls, access Pandora, Fox Sports and Netflix, etc. Users can also have access to YouTubePicasa (Google) web albums, Amazon‘s VOD and Bloomberg.

Today, 17th Aug 2010 Panasonic also announced that users of their Viera series of Plasma TV’s, will be able to post twitter messages through their TV’s itself. Panasonic’s Internet-enabled TVs include the VT25- and VT20-, G25- and G20-series. There are many more Blu-Ray players by the electronics giant, which are also expected to be upgraded to access the web for similar services.
We will keep you posted on developments on the same.
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