Google has teamed up with Intel and Sony to develop a platform called Google TV in yet another bid to on Yahoo!.
Earlier this year, Yahoo! announced a ‘Widget Engine’ for TV sets at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that will allow consumers around the globe to connect to the internet via their TVs. The search company will begin shipping the widgets as soon as Q1 2010.
Google’s new TV partnership is aiming to bring the web into the living room through new TVs and set-top boxes.
The Android-based system is said to allow people to perform connected tasks like updating and browsing Facebook, Tweeting or getting their favoured news feeds through RSS.
Yahoo! on the other hand, will incorporate video-on-demand, social networks, games, online shopping, and more.
Both Intel and Google are desperate to translate their dominance in computing into the burgeoning entertainment device market, following the phenomenal success of online videos via the likes of YouTube and Hulu (in the US).
Google's plan is to open up its Android-based TV platform to developers to try to create a similar ecosystem to that seen in apps for smartphones over the last few years.
Specific details on the Google TV project are scarce, with the various deals still under negotiation, according to Tech Radar.
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