Google TV - Search for stuff to watch

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Google TV brings the internet to your TV with an easy to use interface. You can buy a TV set with Google TV built in (more on those later) or a Google TV Box that connects to an existing TV. In both cases you'll be able to control what's displayed on your TV with a big remote control keyboard.

You can use Google TV to unify all the sources of video and TV shows that you have access to including cable, internet movie services like NetFlex and Hula and YouTube. This makes it easier to search for (this is google!) something to watch.

You'll also have the Chrome web browser built in and access to a range of games and apps including Android apps.



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I certainly think there's a place for Smart TV in 2012 and Google are in a good position to lead the way.

Increasingly the big TV in our living room sits idle while we use laptops, tablets and smart phones a couple of yards away from it. This is pretty crazy and it's a scene played out in many teched up houses.

My partner and I often end up sharing YouTube videos and web sites with each other by instant messaging. Being able to just share using the big screen TV would make so much sense.

And I find it much easier to find things to watch online that I do on our TV. I'm not a big watcher of TV, but I'd probably watch a bit more if it was easier to find.

And it would be brilliant to be able to easily find kids TV shows with a simple search - my kids often have really specific requests like wanting to learn more about a specific animal. At the moment we often end up on YouTube because it's just easier to find something relevant.

What about Google TV in the UK? The UK will have to wait until 2013 I'm afraid.