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Google TV had a second coming-out party at CES 2012, where a number of manufacturers introduced new features for the television-based operating system, new devices running it, and other big plans. Eric Schmidt, in a fit of what turned out to be insanity, declared shortly before CES that Google TV would be on a "majority" of new TVs by this summer.
Well, that didn't happen. But there is a wave of new Google TV devices ready to hit the market, led by the Sony NSZ-GS7 set-top box. Sony...
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Basic Specs
| Platform |
Google TV |
| Audio decoding |
Dolby Digital+ |
| Audio channels |
5.1 |
| Internal storage |
8 GB |
| External storage support |
Yes |
Tech Specs
Also Known As...
| Alias |
Internet Player with Google TV |
Hardware
| Width |
8.03 inches |
| Depth |
5.12 inches |
| Height |
1.38 inches |
| Weight |
1.32 pounds |
| Color |
Black |
Software
| Platform |
Google TV |
| Web browser |
Yes |
| App store |
Yes |
| Audio codecs supported |
WAV, AAC, WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, 3GPP |
| Video codecs supported |
H.264, DivX, Xvid, WMV, MPEG2 / H.262, FLV, AVI, MP4, M4V, MKV, MOV, ASF, MPEG-1 |
Audio / Video
| Audio decoding |
Dolby Digital+ |
| Audio channels |
5.1 |
Storage / Data
| Internal storage |
8 GB |
| External storage support |
Yes |
| USB |
2 |
Input ports
| HDMI input(s) |
1 |
| External IR input(s) |
1 |
Output ports
| HDMI output(s) |
1 |
| Digital optical audio output(s) |
1 |
Connectivity
| Ethernet |
1 |
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Built-in Wi-Fi support |
802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| USB |
2 |
Bundled remote control
| Connection type |
Bluetooth |
| Remote model |
NSG-MR5U |
| QWERTY |
Yes |
| Backlit |
Yes |
| Touchpad |
Yes |
| Accelerometer |
Yes |
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