It’s curtains for Google TV as Android TV takes the stage

Each year’s CES marks the launch of several new devices and technologies, but the electronics expo’s 2015 edition rang the death knell for Google TV, the company’s smart TV platform that launched way back in 2010 and never quite took off. And that’s probably a good thing. Google TV incorporated Android and Chrome into a 10-foot interface, compatible with a QWERTY physical remote, as the way to interact with apps, games and online video content on televisions. While it sounded great on paper, the execution left a lot to be desired — laggy apps, poor customization options and a clunky…



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