"Google" articles

Last week's CONNECTIONS™ conference was the best that I can remember in terms of the lineup of speakers and the discussions that we had. Last Thursday, the Parks Associates analyst team provided some closing thoughts on the conference, and I wanted to share my thoughts. Multi-platform solutions are real: Whether we are talking about third-party solutions providers such as Vuze linking the PC to the consumer electronics device, or Verizon’s vision of “flicking” photos...

Google is entering the market for smart TV at a time where there is much indecision about the ideal technology solution. The market is searching for a solution that will benefit the TV manufacturer, content owners, and advertisers. This new white paper from Parks Associates looks at Google's strategy and the current market conditions for connected CE. Click here to download.

Some clarification on the blog post yesterday. TiVo is supplying Best Buy (Insignia brand products) with its UI that will provide access to online content services such as Amazon Video On Demand. I would say that this then puts the TiVo offering more on par with DivX TV . The choices for heavy lifting for connected TVs (at least for embedded solutions) is more IBM, Google, and Yahoo!

For at least a year or so, I've been doing my best to categorize all of the different solutions that are specially designed to bring Web content and applications to a "connected TV." I'm putting the term in quotes because there will be different ways to experience connectivity between the Internet and the display other than an embedded solution. For example: * Connected game consoles: In the U.S., penetration of Internet-connected game consoles jumped 38% between 2008 and...

Google and Intel are expected to announce a significant breakthrough into consumer electronics and the broadcast industry this week with the launch of a “Smart TV” platform reported a recent Financial Times' article . With TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes rapidly adding wired or wireless internet connectivity to their features, a host of companies are tailoring and integrating web-based content for living room entertainment. “If you had asked me a year ago, I...

At the NAB show this week, Accenture announced its Over-the-Top TV solution. Key features of the Accenture solution include: * Broadcast TV with Video on Demand and interactive application, which enables viewers to see any movie or TV series episode they may have missed. The interactive application enables operators to gather real-time audience data. * Personal TV experience, which enables individual household viewers to create a personal profile, customize TV needs, create...

In a recent study, the internet surpassed TV as the “most essential” medium. By 2013, 55% of all TV models shipped by manufacturers will have a built-in web connection, says Steve Koenig, director of the Consumer Electronics Association. The internet-connected TVs will not require separate boxes, software or setup. Only 18% of TVs shipped from manufacturers have built-in web connections today. Partnerships have been developed...Google is in a partnership with Sony and...

Google is working to bring Web software to televisions through a partnership with Intel, Sony, and Logitech, according to a recent BusinessWeek article . Moving beyond the Internet search engine business, Google is now challenging companies like Yahoo, TiVo, Rovi, and Microsoft in delivering the Internet to TVs. Parks Associates VP of Research, Kurt Scherf is quoted in the article, “it’s a sign of the legitimacy of Internet connectivity moving well beyond the PC and...