{"id":87190,"date":"1999-12-31T00:55:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/what-a-turn-off-google-tvs-returned-by-users\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:55:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:55:00","slug":"what-a-turn-off-google-tvs-returned-by-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/what-a-turn-off-google-tvs-returned-by-users\/","title":{"rendered":"What A Turn Off! Google TVs Returned By Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disgruntled Google TV users are returning sets in droves. Logitech International, which makes hardware running Google TV technology including Revue set-top box andl keyboard, recently announced revenue losses in the category, saying more units were returned than sold.<\/p>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"4\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"\" align=\"Right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20110730025845465bc.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=543, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20110730025845465bc_300x300.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>Click to enlarge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">This was &#8220;partly due to the fact that Google TV has not yet fully delivered to its own promises,&#8221; Logitech Chairman Guerrino De Luca, said in a conference call Thursday.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">Logitech itself had promised &#8220;there&#8217;s no telling what your TV will be able to do&#8221; with its hardware running Google.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">Revue has a keyboard with integrated touch and directional pad, an HDMI cable and IR blaster.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">He also admitted his company has misjudged the smart TV market. It is now to slash the price of Reuve by 60% &#8211; from US$249 to just US$99. It was originally launched with an RRP of US $299.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;We launched Revue with the expectation that it would generate significant sales growth in spite of a relatively high price point and the newness of both the smart TV category and the underlying platform,&#8221; De Luca lamented.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">Sony were also said to be unhappy with the performance of its TVs running on Google Android, first launched in the US last September.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">However, despite the dissing, Google say Logitech&#8217;s complaints wouldn&#8217;t stop the giant chasing its TV dreams.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;It&#8217;s still early days for smart TVs and we&#8217;re investing to continue to bring innovation and progress for our partners and users,&#8221; a spokesperson said.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\">The Android creators are also said to be working on a second version of Google TV, which will run You Tube movies and a stash of apps, to be delivered later this year.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"NFBreak\" style=page-break-before:always contenteditable=\"false\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/smarthouse.com.au\/Content_And_Downloads\/IPTV\/R3G4V7F9\">Google TV Version 2 In Production&nbsp;<\/a>Here<\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgruntled Google TV users are returning sets in droves. 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