Ten Ways Apple And Google Can Make Tv Better

By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 1:24pm

Google TV

Back in the day, watching television was as simple as hitting a switch, maybe messing with some rabbit ears and flipping through all eight of your channel choices. The sound wasn't so great, and the picture was kind of grainy, but at least it was simple. If a friend was going to stay at your house for a week, you wouldn't have to prepare a four-page document on how to watch"30 Rock."

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