Google Android Based TV – Debut Expected at Google I/O

Google Inc. is planning to introduce Android-based television software to developers at an event in May, according to people familiar with the matter.

The technology designed to open set-top boxes, TVs and other devices to more content from the Internet is attracting interest from partners that include Sony Corp., Intel Corp. and Logitech International SA, which are expected to offer products that support the software, these people said. None have so far discussed the efforts publicly.

Google, of Mountain View, Calif., is currently planning on sharing some details about the technology with more than 3,000 developers expected to attend its Google I/O conference in San Francisco May 19 and 20. One person familiar with the matter cautioned the company could also decide to delay discussing it until the technology is more mature. Google uses the annual conference to showcase a range of technologies of interest to developers.

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