LAS VEGAS. – Parallel to the launch of new televisions super high definition (UHD or 4K) at the International electronics CES-2015, taking place this week in Las Vegas, it was learned that Android will be the brain a number of television models of large manufacturers.
“All our televisions of 2015 will operate with the new Android TV platform,” said chief operating officer of Sony Electronics, Mike Fasulo, at CES, while exhibiting new products.
“Android is a system widely accepted in the mobile space, you can enjoy content on your smart phone and tablet on TV, no problem”.
The Sony televisions operated allow access Android games, applications and other digital content in the online store Google Play, and viewers can control the television using the smart watch Japanese consumer electronics giant .
Smart TVs Sony, Sharp and Philips operated by Android begin to be released by mid-year, said Google Vice President of Engineering, Hiroshi Lockheimer in a company blog.
“When we launched Android with just a phone, in 2008, we never imagined we could connect more than one billion people,” Lockheimer said.
“And we are now working closely with –fabricantes television partners hardware, chips and services- providers to rethink the living room. “
Android TV Google introduced late last year. While the giant California has taken steps on TV with set-top-box system, new TV models have built Android software, leaving just a single remote control in use.
The Android TVs have features like search by voice command and automatic synchronization with Google Cast, allowing content to smartphones or tablets are transmitted in larger screens.
– Challenges Android TV –
But Android has challenges in the field of smart TV: Samsung, his long-time partner in the field of the “smartphones” in this area is its main competitor.
Earlier this year, Samsung Smart TVs operate its software with Tizen, initially introduced for mobile devices, in what seems his desire to break dependence Android for smartphones and tablets.
“Samsung failed to reduce its dependence on Google’s Android smart phone field in 2014,” said Forrester analyst Thomas Husson.
To succeed, Samsung need more content, partners and developers to create services that improve the “ecosystem” of Tizen, kept the analyst.
The LG South Korea announced at CES a new version of webOS software, used to operate Smart TVs, and said they plan to extend its use to other intelligent devices.
Meanwhile, Panasonic released a partnership with Mozilla Firefox to use the operating system on their televisions.
Popular Mobile Devices operating systems such as those presented by Google and Apple are seen by analysts as well positioned to serve as platforms that meet a range of smart devices in what has been called the “Internet the “
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” stuff is a challenge to run the ‘internet of things’, “he told the AFP Reticle Research analyst, Ross Rubin.
BY AGENCY AFP / Las Vegas (USA) ()
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