Google to make home entertainment system

SAN FRANCISCO — Google will mirror Apple’s winning hardware-software formula with an Android-powered entertainment system that wirelessly streams content through homes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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By (AFP)

Published: Fri 10 Feb 2012, 10:09 AM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 3:54 PM

The Journal cited unnamed sources as saying Google will take the unprecedented step of stamping its own brand on the home-entertainment system, which was expected to debut this year.

Google, which announced in August it is buying US smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash, said it would not comment on “rumor and speculation.”

The California-based technology firm has openly shared a vision of its open-source Android software being used to power a wide array of devices aside from smartphones and tablets.

Google also operates an Internet music service along with video-sharing website YouTube, both of which have potential to provide digital content to home entertainment systems.

Apple has proven the money-making power of combining devices, software and digital entertainment material in its iPad, iPhone, and iPod devices.

(AFP)

Published: Fri 10 Feb 2012, 10:09 AM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 3:54 PM

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