Watch what you want, when you want

by on 5/10/2010

On Monday, Google (GOOG)announced more partnerships and a new website — www.google.com/tv — for its platform for bringing the Internet to any TV set.

The first hardware products — a TV set-top box by Logitech (LOGI) and a Sony TV and Blu-ray player — are expected in stores by the middle of this month.

Google TV will launch with several content partners that will have smartphone-like “apps” and optimized websites that will bring added features to the TV and take advantage of the larger screen. Partners include Netflix (NFLX), Pandora, Amazon (AMZN), Google-owned YouTube, Turner Broadcasting, CNBC, the National Basketball Association, USA TODAY and the New York Times.

Logitech will hold press events Wednesday in San Francisco and New York to show off its “Revue” set-top box.

On Oct. 12, Sony (SNE) is showing its Google TV and Blu-ray player at an event in New York.

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