Sony Corporation will now sell televisions with Google Incorporation’s Web-surfing, a combination of access to the Internet with regular TV programming. LCD screens from 24 to 26 inches will be available at a very considerate price, from $600 to $1400. The purchasing of the new product will be available through the online Sony website and in Best Buy stores as well.
Sony’s prices exceed other prices by $200 to $400 because they include the new software. This worries the company the consumers will not purchase their TV. However I believe the public will consider their offering as well since those extra bills are there for a reason, the advantage of having access to Internet and a TV at the same time. Sony is taking advantage to launch Google TV sets in the holiday shopping season in order to sell more. This demonstrates certain fear from part of the company and shares a negative suspicion on the public. Personally, I feel some fear from the company and this lowers my intentions of purchasing the product rather than wanting to buy it.
The article says, “ Sony’s new TVs will be built on Google’s Android operating system, will navigate websites with Google’s Chrome browser and rely on Intel Corp.’s Atom chips for processing power.” I would say this is the competition of Apple TV, whereas working with a company (Google) that is growing with a lot of power and rapidly, is a good move from Sony Corporation.
This new innovation will certainly attract the public’s attention since technology like this is what consumes the most. Being able to watch TV and search anything in the Internet without having to use the TV and the computer will be a “must” in some time considering people are looking for what facilitates them the most. The new Google TV includes a keyboard in order to perform ‘computer work’ in a television.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548700586708336.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews
This post is really interesting. It makes me wonder if eventually the concept of a television will be redefined or functionally phased out.
ReplyDeleteWhat I mean is that the the television serves as a projector that presents images that utilize signals from networks. Additionally televisions are used for video games and DVDs/Bluerays. With more television being presented online and now a television that allows consumers to easily access the internet, I wonder if we're seeing a gradual transition to an internet-based television being the norm for televisions.
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I agree with Toby, Internet is not a luxury any more but a necessity. Everyday, we see more Internet-related innovations such as TV, games and information. We now depend on the use of the Internet for everything. I believe this is why companies are trying to include the Internet with any novelty. If it is related to the Internet, then people are going to be benefited by its use. This is why “ we are seeing a gradual transition to an internet-based television being the norm for televisions.”
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