Google TV’s launch is upon us. We’ve just received an invite from Logitech for the unveiling of “Logitech’s line of products for Google TV” next week in San Francisco and New York. That’s on top of the invite we received from Sony for the unveiling of the “World’s First Internet Television.”
According to the invite, Logitech CEO Jerry Quindlen will be revealing Logitech’s entire line of Google TV products. The company was announced as a hardware launch partner at Google I/O earlier this year.
We have played with at least one of Logitech’s Google TV devices: a companion box called the Logitech Revue. The box provides the hardware necessary to integrate Google TV with your cable or satellite. The rumored price of the box is $299, but we’re not buying it until that price comes out of the Logitech CEO’s mouth. In addition to the Revue box, Logitech is also apparently working on a variety of peripherals for Google TV, including keyboards and remotes.
While Logitech may be the first to get Google TV onto the market (it all depends on the exact date the Revue hits store shelves), Sony won’t be far behind; the company will unveil its line of HDTVs with Google TV integration on October 12 at a press event in New York. We’ll be at both events to cover everything that launches.
It looks like October is going to be Google TV’s month. The big question though is this: will consumers embrace Google TV with their wallets? We’re about to find out.
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