Panasonic, Google Team on Internet TVs

By Geoff Duncan
January 08, 2008

Google and Panasonic have teamed up on televisions that will directly access Internet content like YouTube and photo-sharing service Picasa.

Folks who want their Internet and their TV too may want to note a new partnership between Internet titan Google and Matsushita's Panasonic business unit: the two companies plan to bring the Panasonic Viera PZ850 plasma television to market in the second quarter of 2008, with the capability to directly access YouTube and video-sharing site Picasa without an intervening PC or media server.

"We are thrilled to introduce Panasonic Viera PZ850 series Internet-Connected HDTV's with virtual one-click access to YouTube and Picasa Web Albums from Google," said Panasonic AVC president Toshihiro Sakamoto, in a statement. "This is the first time mainstream consumers will be able to easily enjoy YouTube videos from the living room with the enhanced quality of a fully integrated widescreen TV experience."

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