Author Archives: Rob

Google continues to make serious waves in new industries, disrupting the complacent status quo in industries ranging from web searches and mapping to advertising and mobile. Tomorrow they’re slated to do it again with Google Music, and based on an article in the Kansas City Star, they could soon be …

To many, the fate of Google TV seems up in the air. We recently heard the first GTV provider, Logitech, bash Google TV concerning their first product named the Revue. I have a feeling they’ll be back though, as Android Market builds momentum and interest in the eyes of consumers, …

It appears the launch of Android Market for Google TV is imminent, or at the very least, they’re testing out compatibility and testing deployment. We’ve received several tips – and we’ve confirmed the fact ourselves – that Google TV devices are now showing in Android Market. If you own Google …

At a Google IO session about developing Android Applications for Google TV, a select number special flyers were being passed around that provided developers into a secret program called “Fishtank”. Not only is Fishtank the codename for an actual Google TV device that a select few developers will receive, it’s …

Music fans and concert goers you’ve been notified: Google TV and YouTube are changing the way you enjoy music. While Google recently launched their YouTube Live service last week, the arrival of Cochella LIVE illustrates the potential power that this announcement could bring to consumers. That’s right… you can watch …

Yesterday we expressed our disappointment that Google TV has only ONE session dedicated to it at Google IO – it’s called “Building Android Apps for Google TV”. What gives? Isn’t Google TV the wave of our entertainment future? I believe so… and if Android’s success is any indication we’re all …

Take one good look at the 2011 Google IO Sessions list and all you Google TV fans will be heartbroken: the event only includes ONE session about Google TV and it’s called “Building Android Apps for Google TV”. Chrome doesn’t fair too much better with only 2 Sessions including “Chrome” …

Do you “like” stuff on Facebook? How about “Check-in” on Foursquare? Maybe you follow people and retweet them on Twitter? Well Google just announced that pretty soon you’ll be able to +1 stuff through the search engine and maybe in the future through your Chrome Browser/OS. Lots of people have …

As we’ve explained over and over, the success of Google TV is inevitable and it all hinges on the arrival of Android Market. Luckily that’ll occur in the “very short term” according to Logitech’s GM of Google TV products. The statement was made by Ashish Arora at an event called …

Google TV hasn’t exactly caught fire like we thought it might, but I’d attribute much of that to the lack of Android Market. We all know that apps, games, and downloadable content are what drives the success of a platform and this is exactly why Google was so successful with …