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Google, Intel, Sony Web TV launch expected this week

May 16, 2010

After months of rumors, a "Smart TV" breakthrough is reportedly ready to be launched this week by Google, Intel Corporation and Sony.

"Consumer electronics manufacturers want a piece of this pie, and Google is the player in this very crowded space that can immediately offer them revenue share," Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at research firm Parks Associates, told the Financial Times.

From the press release, "Google, Intel, Sony Web TV launch expected this week"

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