Okay, we get it. With all the new electronics that stretch from smartphones, handheld consoles, and ebook readers to laptops, desktops and tablets, we’re all guilty of ignoring the good ‘ol boob tube these days. We know we have. (Although when the flatscreen’s showing actual boobs, we do tend to drop our iPhones.) Anyway, Logitech is looking to change all that with the Revue, their Google TV-based set top box, and they’ve been putting out a series of teaser ads to drum up the hype before the stated fall release. All par for the marketing course, and the ads do give out a clear message. Despite the supposed-to-be-cute theme, the TV with the big eye and mouth that keeps popping out of nowhere is a bit freaky though. We haven’t been this freaked out by a TV since Poltergeist.
Check out the ads after the break.
Logitech’s Google TV-running set-top box will now be known as the Revue. News of Google putting out a TV box has already been out there for a while, but the name makes it officially official. Named after the entertainment revues of the early 20th century that combined music, dance and sketches (or what we know today as variety shows, or “America’s Got Talent” if you add a few judges), the Revue is pretty multi-talented as well, acting as a DVR as well as a means of giving you access to online entertainment through your HDTV.
Buzz about Google’s entry into the living room via something called “Google TV” has been around since last month, but Google never really confirmed that the project exists. A recent interview of a Samsung exec in Korea might have spilled the beans when he mentioned that Samsung is “examining the business feasibility” of Google TVs.
“Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to come out with a TV platform that will be called Google TV,” that’s how Google could have every TV service from multichannel video programming distributors (or “MPVDs” that include satellite, cable and telcos) shaking in their boots. But according to this post from VideoNuze, Google’s new TV platform will work with existing systems and set-top boxes, with a pass-through HDMI cable system that’ll let you plug your existing TV box into the Google TV kit, which then connects to a TV. What do you get? Your same old TV service, but spiced up with Google’s Android-based interface and TV-based internet connectivity.
