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Amazon’s Instant Video has landed on Google TV, with a new app for the smart TV platform arriving in the Play market. A free download – though initially to select Google TV hardware – the Amazon Instant Video app builds on the generic browser access of the streaming media service, with HD support along with recommendations and “Your Watchlist” support.
There’s also support for Closed Captioning subtitles and Your Video Library access, for playback of movies you’ve previously purchased through Amazon and which are stored in the cloud. It’s possible to rent or buy titles in the app, with SD and HD versions supported (title depending).
More than 140,000 movies and TV episodes are on offer, and Amazon Prime membership gets you access to 30,000 items as part of your annual subscription. As you’d expect from Google TV, there’s easy catalog search built-in too.
Unfortunately, the Google TV Amazon Instant Video app will only be available for a limited number of devices initially: namely, LG’s 2012 Google TV models. If you haven’t got an LG 47G2 or LG 55G2, you’ll have to wait for the generic app to be released “soon.”
Amazon Instant Video app hits Google TV is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Dec 25
Building on the success of its Smart TVs with Google TV, LG is expanding its 2013 Google TV lineup to seven models in five screen sizes for 2013 – including premium models featuring LG’s popular CINEMA SCREEN design, the company announced today.
The extended LG Google TV lineup, which will be officially introduced at next month’s 2013 International CES® in Las Vegas, encompasses two model series (GA7900 and GA6400) designed to deliver an outstandingly intuitive user experience, …
Dec 25
Lots of fun, good, and exciting things happened in our world this year. But there were still so many things that could’ve been truly great, but flopped. Broken promises. Awful gadgets. Here’s what broke Gizmodo’s heart in 2012. More »
Dec 24
LG’s Google TV line has always taken a back-seat to the company’s homegrown smart TV platform, but all that could change with the firm’s 2013 line set to debut at CES 2013. LG plans seven Google TV models – spanning five screen sizes – for the new year, the GA7900 series and GA6400 series, with select Premium CINEMA SCREEN sets and integration of a new Magic QWERTY Remote.
That remote – based on the recently-updated non-QWERTY version – will support easy text entry along with natural language recognition and gesture control. Users will be able to ask for a specific channel by name, or website, as well as ask for a specific movie or TV show title; alternatively, asking for a genre – such as “romantic comedy” – will pull up a list of results from all potential sources.
Meanwhile, a new Home Dashboard will consist of “cards” filled with organized apps and content, with a “My Interest” card for weather and news. OnLive will be preloaded, for cloud gaming, and Android phones and tablets will be supported for remote control and slinging YouTube videos directly to your big-screen.
Under the hood, there’s a dualcore CPU and LG’s TruPicture XD engine; LG’s passive 3D system is also included. The GA6400 series will be available in 42-, 47-, 50-, 55- and 60-inch sizes, while the GA7900 series will come in 47- and 55-inch sizes.
LG says the new models will be available in the US initially, with broader availability to come later. No word on pricing, but we’re likely to find out more details at CES 2013 in a couple of weeks time.
LG outs seven-strong 2013 Google TV range is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Dec 24
CES 2013 looks set to be a blast, as with all other editions of CES in the past. What kind of newfangled technology can we look forward to in a fortnight’s time as CES goes into full swing at Las Vegas? For starters, we do know that LG Electronics will be introducing an extended Google TV range, where the new models will be known as the GA7900 and GA6400, and these bad boys will deliver an outstandingly intuitive user experience at a size that ought to suit everyone, while meeting more consumers’ expectations than ever before.
Sporting Google’s latest platform as well as LG’s redesigned Magic Remote Qwerty, they will both work together in order to enhance the effectiveness of Voice Search and the PrimeTime quick guide. With the inclusion of an updated Smart Home, it is said to also add to the user experience by offering convenient, streamlined access to VoD (Video on Demand), YouTube and additional apps. You will be able to discover exciting new content from the rich pool of choices that are available on LG Google TV in a way that is easier than ever before. Not only that, the premium model will throw in LG’s advanced Cinema Screen design for an undeniably sleek and modern finish.
If you are an avid gamer, you will be stoked to hear that LG Google TV will offer the OnLive app pre-installed, where it will turn your TV into an incredible gaming platform without the need to purchase a separate console. I still think that this kind of setup will not work as well as a regular dedicated console, but hey, at least the app will let you enjoy hundreds of high quality video games available instantly from the cloud. With CINEMA 3D TV functionality, the LG Google TV uses FPR technology that will keep movie buffs and gamers happy by delivering a great 3D effect without the distracting flicker. Any takers?
[ LG has two new Google TV models at CES 2013 copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Dec 24
If regular television no longer holds any interest to you, then perhaps you might be interested in switching it up with Google TV devices. The good news is that if you are, LG has announced that come CES 2013 (which will be taking place in a couple of weeks), the South Korean company will be taking the wraps of two brand new Google TV devices. As you can see in the image above, these new Google TVs by LG appear to be pretty darn slim, and thanks to the fact that the bezel is almost non-existent, it certainly makes the device larger than it really is. They will be available in sizes ranging from 42” up to a whopping 60”, although we’re guessing that the latter will most likely come with a price tag to match.
They will be running on Google TV 3.0 with the software integrated into the panel itself, and will come with several new features such as more advanced voice recognition, courtesy of the redesigned Magic Remote we reported on last week. The LG Google TV will also come with OnLive preinstalled that lets gamers have access to games in the cloud. Additional details of the LG Google TV will be unveiled at CES 2013 so be sure to check back with us then for the rundown. [Press release]
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Dec 23
Keypads are quickly becoming a legacy techonology thanks to a collaboration between LG and Google TV. The company announced today that it is expanding Google TV functionality to seven of its 2013 models. More »
Dec 10
Google is weighing two bids for its unwanted Motorola set-top box business, insiders claim, with Pace and Arris Group believed to have emerged as primary suitors. The bidding – unspecified, but Google was believed to be looking for roughly $2bn back in August – could be complicated by certain restrictions Google wishes to implement, Bloomberg reports, such as maintaining a portion of the equity and the STB unit’s patents.
Motorola Home Business was part of the Motorola Mobility portfolio which Google picked up earlier this year, but whispers out of the company shortly after suggested the company had no intention of keeping the division. Instead, it was believed to have retained Barclays Plc to handle a sale, recouping some of the $12.5bn it had spent on Motorola Mobility as a whole.
Whichever bidder is accepted, the deal could be announced before 2012 is out or – a 50/50 chance, insiders warn – be postponed until sometime in the new year. The complexity of the deal, and Google’s provisos, is blamed for that uncertainty.
Ironically, Google could arguably make good use of a set-top box firm. Google TV, the company’s attempt to broach the smart TV segment, has struggled to achieve traction, and Google’s first own-brand STB, the Nexus Q (which bizarrely did not actually run Google TV), was discontinued prior to broad availability.
Instead, Google is apparently considering providing financing to prospective buyers of the division, likely keeping a foot in the door but minimizing its own hardware risk.
Google weighing twin bids for Motorola set-top box business is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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