What with self-driving cars and such, Eric Schmidt is not averse to some blue-sky thinking. But one new prediction may be a moonshot too far.

A year after the much-hyped launch of *Google* TV with partners Sony (NYSE: SNE), Logitech, Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH)—and disappointing reception, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is upgrading the software and resetting expectations.

Every major tech company in Silicon Valley takes at least one turn at San Francisco’s Moscone Center each year to show off their latest ideas and reinforce their standing among the community. This week, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) gets a shot, likely to highlight versions of its Android software for phones,…

As BBC future media controller, Anthony Rose took an unwieldy iPlayer by the horns and turned it in to the UK’s VOD powerhouse. He recently left as CTO of the UK’s YouView connected-TV consortium.

Probably not, but Logitech is getting a buzz burst from a new ad campaign featuring the star. Kevin Bacon plays his own biggest fan as a Logitech Revue user tracking down his hero via Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV. Luckily for him, playing this version of Six Degrees doesn’t require access…

Add Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and Viacom’s other networks to the growing list of those slamming barriers up for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV. This might seem like a no brainer given the company’s longstanding lawsuit of Goggle and YouTube but a source familiar with the situation says the two are…

I personally can’t think of anything stupider for the big broadcast networks to do than give their shows to Google (NSDQ: GOOG) for free. Why ? Because they are finally getting BILLIONS of dollars in retransmission fees from their distributors.  This is new money. It is found money. It is…

After nearly five months of quasi silence, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is ratcheting up the volume for the pending launch of Google TV. Seldom have I seen such a fuss about a new microsite but it’s Google’s first real chance to start moving beyond the techies towards consumers. (Well, unless you…

Sony (NYSE: SNE) unveiled a connected TV running Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV at the IFA show in Berlin. TechRadar has the lo-down and pics, revealing Google TV to be an integrated part of Sony Internet TV that offers search for web, TV shows, YouTube and more. As these videos show,…

It has only been a few weeks since Google (NSDQ: GOOG) announced it would create a brave, new world with its Google TV platform. In all the reactions and the commentary, I have been amazed at how little people understand what’s really going on here. Let me summarize: Google TV…

I would love to hop on the *Google* TV bandwagon. It sounds like a fun ride with lots of great company and exciting plans. But it’s a hard jump to make given how many internet/web/connected TV bandwagons I’ve seen crash and burn or simply fizzle between the cable and consumer…

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and cofounder of HDNet, offers running commentary on Blog Maverick and allows us to publish it here when the subject fits. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV is going to be very interesting. It is far from a certainty that it will be more than…