Today, Google took the wraps off its new version of Google TV.
The company focused on fixing three big complaints with the first version — it was too complicated, too hard to find stuff to watch, and too much like using a computer.
The results look pretty good.
See for yourself.
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title=”The YouTube app has been completely redesigned. If you click any of these “channels” you’ll get an actual channel with a bunch of content that all plays in sequence.”
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title=”You can browse movies all in one place, no matter where they come from (live TV, Netflix, and so on). As soon as you pick a movie, you’ll get a screen with all your options to watch, buy, or rent it.”
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title=”Google worked with media companies like the New York Times to create video-centric versions of their sites. Here’s the New York Times as viewed on the Google TV Chrome browser.”
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title=”Here’s the redesigned music app. Expect it to tie into the Google Music store that is supposedly launching soon. (Google wouldn’t confirm this, though.)”
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title=”Now, see where Google is getting some of its great ideas….”
content=”Google Has Made More Than 50 Acquisitions This Year — Here Are The Ones We Know About→“
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