10-Feb-2012 - Daily Report: An Entertainment Device From Google

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Google is at work on a home entertainment device, report David Streitfeld and Nicole Perlroth on Friday in The New York Times. The device, which would carry the Google brand name, would be used for streaming music throughout the home, but eventually it could have a broader use.  The device is the company’s Reebok NFL jerseys most significant push into hardware, and is likely to be manufactured by the handset maker Motorola Mobility, which Google is purchasing in a 12.5 billion deal.The project is an indication of how leading companies are trying to create full-fledged ecosystems to preserve their individual dominance as the Internet matures. Amazon, nhl jerseys from china which began as a retailer, now makes reading devices. Apple, which originally produced only hardware, now sells content. Although Google still makes the vast majority of its money from Internet search, it is trying to expand into other areas.The device has been in the works for more than a year, before Google made its bid for Motorola Mobility. That acquisition is likely to close next week.Google’s plan has received extensive coverage from the technology media. Matt Rosoff predicted in Business Insider nfl jerseys from china that the whole endeavor was destined to fail, saying: “Google has never successfully sold anything to consumers. Not a single thing.” Others were perhaps more optimistic. On CNET, Greg Sandoval wrote: “It looks like Sonos and Bose, makers of a high-end home audio systems, have a big competitor coming.”

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