Sony Australia is refusing to say when they will launch their Google TV offering with insiders claiming that the device will not be released untill mid 2011. Last night Google confirmed that it will release both iPhone and Android mobile phone voice controls for the new TV along with software that allows the device to be controlled from an iPad and Android tablet.
Britney Bohnet, product marketing manager for Google said: “You’ll be able to use your Android phone or iPhone as remote control and will be able to control [Google TV] using just your voice. “Can you imagine searching for a channel using your voice? That’s all going to be possible in just a few months.”
“Soon we’ll be bringing tens of thousands of the same apps you can get on your mobile phone to your TV, launching support for Android market in early 2011,” added Bohnet.
Earlier this week Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed it will be offering voice search for StreetView soon as well, on top of confirming that real time Voice Translation will be added to the Google Mobile suite in ‘the next few months’.
