Logitech on Wednesday deal the wrapper off a coiffure - top box call Revue , which will be the first gadget to bring the highly anticipated Google goggle box platform to video sets .
The machine is a “ companion ” box , and brings programing and movies from multiple sources including the Internet , programme provider , PCs and wandering devices to the large - screen TV , said Junien Labrousse , executive frailty President of the United States of products at Logitech , during a product launch event in New York .
It comes with Google TV software , which is design to blend Internet surfriding with TV programming . Google denote the Google TV political platform to much fanfare in May along with partners Intel , Sony and Logitech . Google at the meter said the platform would inspire the way people watched television by coalesce the Internet and boob tube into a single interface .
Logitech ’s Revue provides a glimpse into Google TV ’s capabilities and its hope .
Consumers have access to a huge amount of content include picture , pictures and games from various sources using the box . Google ’s hunting capability will make it easier to bump the right broadcast from the TV , Internet , digital video vertical flute or PC . For example , a lookup for a particular program could render listings from TV channels , YouTube or DVRs .
The gimmick will also run specific applications to stream movies and TV shows from Websites like Netflix or Amazon , or to access other Internet services like Twitter . Applications will also allow exploiter to hear to radiocommunication from sites like Pandora , gibe stock cost or read newspapers and magazines from the Internet .
Google before this week announcedcontent distribution partners for Google TV , including The New York Times , USA Today , Turner Broadcasting , HBO and the NBA .
software from the Android Market will become available next yr , opening up the equipment to many more games , content and software , Labrousse sound out .
Users can also watch TV and run an program at the same time . For example , user will be able to check Twitter messages or mutation statistics while watching a TV program . Users also can practice the Chrome internet browser allow within the software to channel-surf the Web .
The home concealment provides quick access to software , podcasts , videos , play up plan and programme currently playing . Within the user interface , computer programming and applications are broken down by category .
An software call Logitech Media Player also allows playback of video or music from dwelling PCs . The gadget connects to a PC over a Wi - Fi electronic internet or Ethernet .
The companion box connects to a TV exercise set or DVR boxes using an HDMI ( gamy - definition multimedia system user interface ) porthole . The equipment also ship with a controller that functions as both a distant and keyboard . A smartphone software from Logitech can also convince an iPhone or Android French telephone into a distant control .
The twist also comes with Logitech ’s Harmony Link technology , allowing the box to utter with and take commands from multiple devices such as place theater systems using infrared technology .
The gimmick will send for $ 299.99 , which includes the control . The machine is usable for preorder jump on Wednesday , and will take off shipping by the end of this calendar month , Labrousse enounce . It will be available in the U.S. in retail stores like Best Buy and online retailers like Amazon . The company did not straight off comment on ecumenical availability .
Logitech is also selling a bit of accessories to complement Revue . An optional $ 149.99 gamey - definition video camera let for videoconferencing at a 720p resolution with booster through the television . The fellowship is also selling a smaller comptroller for $ 129.99 .
With Revue , Logitech will compete with the likes of Apple , which makes the Apple television , and Roku , which offers a digital video participant that pour content from the Internet to TV . A number of television companies such as Samsung also have their oculus coiffe on using the cyberspace to pelt movies and TV shows . Sony has already said it would provide HDTVs and Blu - ray players with Intel ’s cow chip and Google TV package build in .
However , the equipment wo n’t be capable to download movies from the Apple TV service . It is also missing support from popular video web site like Hulu .
