Google TV 2.0 Preview

First, let’s take a look at the software. We’ve learned from photo leaks that the new interface looks similar to Honeycomb, or a simplified Android 3.1 Ice Cream Sandwich, with a color scheme reminds us of the PSN and Ice Cream Sandwich, which are also all about blacks and blues. And split-screen view will also be available for the new release.

As for the apps preinstalled, we can see there’s only a clock app, a live TV app, and Chrome browser for now. But please note that this is a very early release of Google TV 2.0, so it’s very likely that there will be more when it officially debuts. And Google is also keeping secret about how the live TV function will work. For the time being, live TV can only be accessed via the HDMI port, and it can work in the background so that you can run multiple apps. What’s keeping Google apart from its developers, is that this feature’s API will not be public.

Get back to the hardware, Google TV 2.0 beta is running on a platform with Intel CE4100 reference, which means there’s support for streaming , broadcast and other Internet use, as well as Flash and 3D gaming. And it’s likely that Logiteck Revue’s remote control keyboard will come along with the package.

The Google TV sales wasn’t great, but the manufacturing hasn’t completely lost faith in it. And as an improvement the device features more ports than its processor. Then again, this is just a preview, a very early look, so there might be changes, and as experiences says, there will be.

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