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Considering the level of hype that has surrounded Google TV, freakishly little is actually known about how it’ll work. Of course, a lot of that is expected to be cleared up on Wednesday when Logitech unveils its Google TV lineup, but the Big G itself is giving us all a sneak peek beforehand. The company has just launched a new ‘quick tour’ portal that showcases the most prominent Google TV features, including Search, Web, Apps, Remote (complete with an Eastbound & Down plug), Personal, Dual View and DVR. Frankly, we’re pretty jazzed by the look of the user interface, and we can hardly wait to see what kind of punches Logitech and Sony throw in the coming weeks. Hit that source link to draw your own conclusion.

Update: Google has elaborated some on its plans, and it’s all shaping up quite nicely. We’re told that Turner Broadcasting has been working to optimize the websites of TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network and more for viewing on Google TV, and NBC Universal has collaborated with Google TV to bring CNBC Real-Time, an application that allows you to track your favorite stocks and access news feeds while enjoying the best financial news from CNBC directly on the TV screen. HBO GO will also be supported and the NBA has built NBA Game Time, an application that lets you follow game scores in real-time and catch up on the latest highlights from your favorite team in HD. Need more? Amazon Video on Demand will be present, and it sounds like Goog has hordes of other companies just moments away from offering compatible content portals. Hop on past the break for a quick video overview of the Apps segment.

Update 2: Whoa, Netflix just confirmed that ‘Watch Instantly’ will be fully supported on Google TV devices launching later this month. Huzzah!

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Sorry, Sony. Logitech’s looking to beat you to the Google TV punch by hosting is own event on October 6th, just six days before yours. (Then again, Sony’s contribution also made a cameo earlier this week at a Best Buy event, but we digress.) The event’s invite is vague on the “line of products” (note: plural) it’ll be showing, but we’d venture a guess that Revue has already RSVPd and been promised some stage time. With any luck, the Lonely TV will MC the proceedings — hey, we can dream.

Logitech to unveil its Google TV lineup October 6th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With new offerings from Roku and Apple, and the grand impending entrance of Google TV, the crowd of little plastic boxes that all want to stream your video is getting packed. And confusing. But we’re here to help you compare. More »

Google TV is coming, and Logitech’s Revue is gonna bring it to ya first. But, if you’re a Dish Network subscriber, it looks like you might be able to get yours for cheaper — a lot cheaper. According to our industrious tipster, the Revue is slated to launch on September 29, just two weeks from now, with an MSRP of $299. But, if you happen to be a Dish subscriber, you can get one (and only one) for the heavily discounted price of $179. Our noble tipster also got some pictures of the keyboard, which match perfectly those captured earlier this month by good ‘ol Mr. Blurrycam and, while we can’t be 100% sure about these details, this deal certainly would go a long way toward explaining why attendees to Google’s Zeitgeist event recently walked away with six free months of Dish service.

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Logitech Revue with Google TV coming 9/29 for $299, Dish Network offering discounts? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been no secret that Google TV is scheduled to arrive sometime this fall and we’ve already seen the Logitech Revue box hardware pass the FCC, but a tipster has just shared an internal Best Buy document with us disclosing that the original planned launched date was October 3rd, and it’s now been mysteriously pushed back by two weeks. That would pin the official launch as October 17th, which is certainly later then what Intel’s chief recently hinted at. While it’s certainly not definitive proof, considering the fact that Best Buy is an official partner of Google TV and the dates timing relative to the upcoming holiday season, we don’t think this leak is all that far fetched. Let’s not forget that schedule would also place its release a little more than two weeks after the suggested ship date of Cupertino’s new hobby. Sure, Google’s mantra may be “do no evil”, but that doesn’t mean they can’t try to rain on Job’s parade every now and again right? Oh and for all the eloquent waxing you could want on Google’s assault on the living room, make sure you check our editorial on the platform if you happened to miss it.

Google TV officially launching October 17th? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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