Tech giant,
Google is set to announce the launch of Android TV at its Google I/O developer
conference in San Francisco in June.
Multiple insiders confirmed.
According to
Gigaom
Android TV
won’t be another device, but rather a platform that manufacturers of TVs and
set-top boxes can use to bring streaming services to
the television. In that
way, it is similar to Google TV, the platform the company unveiled at its 2010
Google I/O conference. But while Google TV was focused on marrying existing pay
TV services with apps, Android TV will at least initially be all about online
media services and Android-based video games.
Google has
been talking to a number of media services about participating on Android TV in
recent months, and it is expected that the usual suspects, including Netflix
and Hulu Plus, a ll are going to be available at launch. The company is likely
also going to announce a few select hardware partners, which could have devices
running Android TV available in the coming months.
The Android
TV’s interface will consist of a set of scrolling “cards” that represent
movies, shows, apps, and games sitting on a shelf. You use a remote control
with a four-way directional pad to scroll left and right through different
suggestions, or up and down through different categories of content, each with
their own shelves.
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