Is Sony Working Up A Google TV Companion Box Too?
From all reports, we have been led to believe that Logitech will be the sole manufacturer of Google TV set-top companion boxes at launch. Sony would handle the TVs and a Google TV-read Blu-Ray player. But a few recent images uncovered by Engadget seem to suggest that Sony will get in on the set-top box game as well. While it can’t be certain, the box in questions has been labeled as an “Internet TV Box,” very similar to the Sony Internet TV label given to their upcoming Google TV products.
The Sony box is being produced at Foxconn and gets built in Wi-Fi, and Engadget speculates that it could see a release along with other Google TV products around September 1st. It was assumed that though Google would launch with limited hardware made by specific partners that available devices would eventually open up to include units by the likes of DISH Network and others. Time will tell if we see this Sony box at launch or at a later time. More images below.
