http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/ Engadget Comments for Logitech's Google TV companion box includes smartphone apps, we go eyes-on (updated: video!) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/Funny, I see WP7 pulling off a better platform for this than Android or iPhone.]]>May 20th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
However you can see that the android app has more options..

aside from that, thats what I like about google, nothing is restricted, they work with everyone, even competitors.]]>May 20th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Welcome to Engadget.]]>May 20th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/This is what we call Google overload (not enough overload, though...)]]>May 20th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Man, google sure did hit a homerun today!!! Exciting stuff!!!

Bye bye TiVo!!! I prefer FreeVo!!!! :-)]]>May 20th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/Poor Boxee box :(]]>May 20th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/Your WP7 home screen quietly updating which shows are on, or coming up. I can just imagine it being integrated being much more elegant and subtle.]]>May 20th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/Bye Tivo? What are you going to use for a DVR? The GoogleTV is not a DVR. It only interfaces with them.]]>May 20th 2010 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Am i the only person here who would like to know a price?? Logitech is not known for being cheap ya know... ]]>May 20th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/Its not Google it's Logitech]]>May 20th 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/For NOW... how long until the video is "recorded" in the cloud?]]>May 20th 2010 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/And it was the Logitech guy showing off the box and the App. So don't blame Engadget or make uneducated statements without your dunce-hat]]>May 20th 2010 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/I wish they would let us hook up an external HD and let the Google TV act as a DVR, that would be pretty awesome.]]>May 20th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Are they working with Bing and Yahoo, placing their ad networks in the box? Wow, it's amazing how Google works with it's competitors!]]>May 20th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Actually they already showed in the keynote video from today how they pull ads specifically based on what fits best, even if it's a competing ad network.

Care to eat the other foot?]]>May 20th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/]]>May 20th 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/"Yeah! Why are Engadget assholes using the iPhone app when the Nexus One has a "video call" option. what the hell is that"

Engadget wasn't running the demo. Can't you see Google was showing off how well they work with other companies, even if they might be competitors? Why else would they showcase MS, Apple and Tivo products during their demonstration. You'll rarely see MS or Apple doing similar.

I am one of the silent readers who believes Engadget is too Apple biased, and laughed at their childness when they turned off comments. But, the fact that your innate fatuity, spilled out into the comment section, is (or hopefully was) highly ranked makes me shake my head in dismay at the Engadget readers. :(]]>May 20th 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://j.mp/tivo-premiere]]>May 21st 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
This is just another device. For $400? Ouch]]>May 21st 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
low power, silent, tiny, can control your DVR, can run apps, FULL integration with your Harmony Remote...
This might finally be the perfect little home theater box and we can say bye bye to the does half of it well sort of thing: WDTV Live, Boxee, Popcorn Hour, Xstreamer, Asus, Lacie, etc etc...]]>May 21st 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 22nd 2010 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
I have a message for the audience:

TURN OFF YOUR F*CKIN PHONES RIGHT NOW!!!! DO IIIIT!

... Thank you.]]>May 20th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
all your bluetooth are belong to us.]]>May 20th 2010 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/what the heck are ya'll talkin about?turn off bluetooth?why?]]>May 20th 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
You had to watch the live stream of the Google event today. They were having so many issues getting the remote to work for this because of all the interference in the room.

They even had to carry a guy out in a wheel chair... Though, he did come rolling in with it.
]]>May 20th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/You mean that Vincent guy? He sounded so gay (literally) for someone who looked in their 70's...]]>May 20th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/cyb3rglitch/the_other_box.png

:P]]>May 21st 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
they are probably at I/O]]>May 20th 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
usb on the back, external hard drive?]]>May 20th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
According to the live stream today. The device will have HDMI passthrough and will overlay the cable/sat box video to this device. DVR control will be through an IR blaster.]]>May 20th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Sneaky Engadget -- the original version of this article said "(without DVR)." It now says "including DVR." When I posted my comment, it hadn't been updated yet.

Okay, so I can see this working with most DVRs based on the IR blaster, and that does square with what was said during the keynote. It could even work with Tivo if you turn off Tivo's own "live TV GUI overlays," and as long as the GTV doesn't have any GUI elements that are reiterative of the Tivo's (like progress bars). But it seems to be asking a bit much to have this box schedule a recording through the IR blaster, no? On a Tivo, depending on how you do it, it's like 5 or 6 clicks just to record a show (depending also on where you are in the Tivo interface) -- not to mention the numerous clicks and variable involved in finding the precise show you want. Or a Verizon DVR, it could be more like 8 or 9 before all is said and done. Is this "companion box" really going to be able to pull that off?]]>May 20th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/
Actually, I just watched the video (that also wasn't there when I posted my original comment) and there don't appear to be IR blasters on that Tivo. Is the Logitech box actually controlling the Tivo over HDMI? Or perhaps Bluetooth?]]>May 20th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/May 20th 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/logitechs-google-tv-companion-box-includes-smartphone-apps-we/It's not optimized for the TV at all.]]>May 20th 2010 4:11PM