Samsung Google TV to launch next year

By George Wong on 11/22/2011, filed in Home > Home

Samsung Google TV to launch next year While Sony and Logitech are done with Google TV, it looks like Google is picking up new partners to continue its TV-platform. LG was previously rumored to be in, and now there are reports of Samsung wanting a piece of the action as well. Samsung’s president of digital media business, Yoon Book-keun had mentioned to reporters that Google and Samsung are currently in the final stages of their talks.

No word on whether a product will be showcased at CES 2012, but in any case it should be arriving some time in 2012. What do you think of a Samsung-branded Google TV? Seems odd to me, seeing how Samsung already has its own smart TV platform with its own app ecosystem – Google TV would be a direct competitor. Then again, if it’s all about selling Samsung TVs, this would be a good idea. I guess time will tell. What do you think of a Samsung-branded Google TV?

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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