All in Google
The infiltration of the Internet into our living-rooms is right around the corner. The two biggest consumer options are Google TV and Apple TV (to a certain extent).
Now, Apple TV got it right. It's a cheap device ($100) and is focused around content sharing in the home.
We've all said that content is king, so why not make it easier to share it, view it, digest it, etc. in your own home more easier than having to rely on cables, SD cards, etc.
Apple TV is a simple hub for content whereas Google TV tries to bring the entire information superhighway into your couch command center. This, of course, is not a new idea with gaming consoles doing it now as well -- Wii, Playstation, XBox, etc. However, where Google TV will fail is on the technology side. They are relying on other manufacturers to create devices that will pimp their software.
Google always has a pretty neat way of jazzing up their logos for special occasions, mysterious dates in history and sometimes just because.
Today, of course, the company is celebrating Hallow's Eve or better known as Halloween.
If you cruise over to Wikipedia and look up Halloween, you'll find that the word itself comes from the 16th century. It's a Scottish word from "All-Hallows-Even" (“evening”), which is the night before All Hallows Day or “All Saints Day”.
Today, of course, the company is celebrating Hallow's Eve or better known as Halloween.
If you cruise over to Wikipedia and look up Halloween, you'll find that the word itself comes from the 16th century. It's a Scottish word from "All-Hallows-Even" (“evening”), which is the night before All Hallows Day or “All Saints Day”.
Trolling through the good ole RSS reader and I came across a post from the Google Wave Blog that was a tease of sorts as to what the service might turn into.
You remember Google Wave right? It was the much-hyped Google product that was going to revolutionize how we communicated. Well, that failed and failed miserably.
However, I still feel the concept of Wave is pretty bad ass. Real time collaboration in the browser will take off someday and it'll more than just instant messaging.