According to Bloomberg, Samsung is looking to use Android as an OS for their future TVs. Yoon Boo Keun, head of Samsung’s TV business, said of the matter, “we will have to see, but we are reviewing.”
I was under the impression that we would have to see a pretty different version of Android OS for it to work properly on a television, because much like using it on a netbook, it’s a platform the OS currently isn’t designed for. Android OS is built around touch screen interfaces, and IIRC, Google requires the device to have a mobile carrier before they’ll license the tech. Televisions aren’t exactly known for that. That’s not to say Android OS couldn’t be tweaked, but it’s not nearly there yet.
[via AndroidGuys]
