Google Incorporation is trying to incorporate another service for the public; Google TV. This innovation will allow the public to search through the Internet and search through live TV listings. The company seeks to expand its market outside the US core. This will also facilitate the people’s actions, comforting them with radical commodities, such as chancing the channel with your own voice. The incorporation will also present a new translation feature for smart phones, being able to speak in one language and getting the phone to respond aloud in another one.
I believe the rising of this new product was inspired by the TV service Apple Incorporation offers. Competition among different companies in the telecommunication industry is increasing, given that every company wants to be ahead of the other. Google incorporation is developing this offer providing the public with new commodities, therefore satisfying society’s desire. This will prove a positive impact in the industry by increasing competence in productions and progress of products. In the other hand I believe technology is going way to far from reality. It seems ridiculous to get to the extent whereas one cannot perform an easy task as using a control to change the channel or have a phone answer one’s petition. These commodities have gone way to far, however the companies are forced to take these measures as technology advances considering the public’s attraction is much higher as these silly innovations come over.
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This is a great post on an emerging issue in telecommunications. Google is showing that they are able to consistently come up with fresh and innovative ways of distributing telecommunication services.
ReplyDeleteGoogle TV makes me wonder the extent service this product will provide. Will Google solely provide television that airs on networks in the status quo? Additionally, will Google stick to television or will they expand their services to consist of movies as well?
The reason why I find these questions relevant is the potential impact this product could have on websites such as Hulu.com. Hulu has been providing television episodes and certain movies for years and the emergence of Google TV could render their website useless.
First of all this is a really interesting topic, and I agree with Cristina about the uselessness of some of these things. For example, in my opinion changing the channel with your voice is foolish. This will be a burden to families when they argue about what channel they have to watch, instead of fighting for the remote control, members of the family would be fighting on who can scream the loudest?
ReplyDeleteI understand that Google wants to always be number one concerning technology but it seems like this time it might have gone too far. If they are capable of inventing voice channels, are they or other companies (like Apple) going to do invent other absurd things. For example, maybe for iPods Apple would allow you to say the title of a song making it play automatically.
Also, not only would this impact Hulu, but other video networks like Netflix which don't have advertisements in the middle of their episodes. What would they use if Google decides to upload series? Not to mention if Google airs a season episode the same day it was on TV (ex: a season premiere) Hulu will definitely be destroyed since Hulu postpones the posting of a new episode for a couple of days.