Google TV Search

A recent article at The Business Online outlines Google’s plans for developing an integrated Search/Ad interface for television. The article quotes Google’s Eric Schmidt saying:

Chief executive Eric Schmidt told The Business: “At the most people currently have access to only around 500 television channels,” said Schmidt. “They should have access to everything – that is where we are heading.”

As they prepare to make the move from the PC to the television, internet service providers and broadcasters are trying to develop electronic programme guides (EPGs) that will enable viewers with a broadband internet connection to choose from a far wider range of video and film entertainment than is currently available. And Google believes it can offer a world-beating EPG.

This is obviously their attempt to compete with Microsoft’s Media Center products that have taken over the Home Entertainment Systems market. It is, nevertheless, an interesting and blessed attempt as I believe that competition will make products better. But then, again, with the way Google introduce new products it is hard to believe that they can introduce a solid concept that easy…