Motorola Mobility highlights next-gen TV interface: Will Google keep it?

A look at Motorola Mobility's new TV interface.

(Credit: Motorola Mobility) Motorola Mobility has introduced a new next-gen set-top box interface that makes it easier to discover content without searching. The interface lands just as the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility is about to close. In a blog post, Motorola Mobility highlighted a Dream Gallery by Motorola Medios and how service providers---cable companies for instance---can get consumers to the content they want quickly. The quote to note:Do you like searching for what to watch on TV? Neither do we. Our solution? DreamGallery by Motorola Medios. For consumers that translates to: less time searching, more time watching. For service providers it means: happier consumers and shorter development cycles.Oops. Motorola Mobility's new parent will like the shorter development cycles. The search free interface? Probably not. More importantly, the Motorola Mobility interface, set-top box and TV code provide another interesting wrinkle for Google's $12.5 billion prize. Google reportedly is ... [Read more]



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