3 things Google TV needs from Google I/O in 4 days

Posted by Charbax – May 6, 2011

1. Support ARM Processors, to be in sub-$100 box. Even run a full Google TV UI “mode” from the HDMI output of every new Android smartphone (expect Google TV to become a part of Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich?)

2. Support apps like BitTorrent/RSS, Seedbox management with SFTP, Rapidshare/Megaupload streaming, make it the easiest way to pirate all movies and TV shows with a remote control on the TV.

3. Unlock Desktop User Agent in the Flash plugin. The only reason TV websites can block Google TV is because of the Flash plugin not hiding itself as a Flash-for-Desktop user agent. It’s only a question of Adobe and Google making the decision (if the rights holders keep blocking them), they can make Google TV unblockable. Even make it easy to sign up for fast and reliable proxy services all over the world if certain online web TV are being region blocked (make it easy for the world to stream US based Hulu/Netflix/Viacom/etc, UK based BBC, French based France Television, etc..).

I expect that Google is going to announce all 3 at Google I/O. What do you expect Google TV 2.0 is going to be like?

I think the Google TV software needs to be in every cheap media player, in every set-top-box, and basically, it needs to make it easy for every TV user to easily get access to all web video in as few clicks and as little typing as possible. It may bring a keyboard into every living room, but that usage needs to be as seamless and easy as possible, start typing the name of the show and hit enter to tune in to that show, show options, live, on-demand, legal free/paid/ads if available, “illegal” BitTorrent RSS-subscribe Seedbox/SFTP-service-for-anonymous one click reliable add to queue. Another cool app would be Sopcast, and also the first use of Sopcast through seedboxes for “illegal” 10mbit/s or more live streaming of every TV channel in the world, basically make it as seamless as possible for people to cut the cable/satellite cord and replace it with full freedom of on-demand media choices if they so want to, all designed for leanback mode.

  • Warrenbzf

    I think the government should intervene when efficiency of productivity is held back by established businesses. The whole idea of an economy is to benefit everybody, and not just a few elite people in the Good Old Boy’s club. It’s not like they don’t benefit as well, they just don’t get to benefit at everyone else’s expense. This goes for movies, music, , and telephone as well. I don’t like bittorenting illegal stuff, and prefer to just go without, but I wish those thief’s ( good old boys) would not demoralize is peons and make it so doubly tempting to both stick it to them and get our share of what everyone else is smoking.

    I am not so sure that Adobe wants to offend the content providers that use their software. But seeing the example the rich set for the rest of us, I will not be surprised oif bittorrent isn’t huge on Android. What a bunch of hypocrites.

  • Fred

    Do you have an idea on the specs for an android set-top-box?

    I’m interested in a box but there are some isues:

    * Hardware spec – 1080p, apps…

    * Software – update to 2.3…

    * Android Market… – flexible and interseting req to pay Google?

    * Price: Apple does it for $99… sub $100 it is…

    Any recommendations?

    /Fred

  • Pug_ster

    While I can see that it is possible for ARM enabled google TV can replace the current array of Netflix enabled Media devices hardware-wise, google TV probably won’t be replacing the traditional cable tv box anytime soon because google does not have good relations with the US and european media companies. It is the same reason why IPTV is not popular in the US.

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