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Posted in PC Laptops by admin on January 9, 2012

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Google TV officially switching to ARM, Marvell Armada 1500 CPU to lead the charge (Engadget)

After all the rumors including word that Intel was backing away from its Atom
CE4100 CPU it's finally official: Google TV is moving from x86 to ARM, and
Marvell is letting everyone know its Foresight platform has been selected to
power the next generation of Google TV hardware. The Armada 1500 dual-core CPU
at its heart promises PC-like performance with cellphone-like power management
and support for Blu-ray 3D, video encoding / decoding and upscaling. enabling
fanless smart TV products built on the package like this demo box seen above.
Marvell Co-founder Weili Dai considers this as an opportunity to fundamentally
change the relationship between content producers and consumers, a lofty goal
for the second round of products after a lackluster market response to the
initial effort.

Of course, there are some early signs that this hardware switch could be just
what the doctor ordered, like the fact that similar hardware powers the OnLive
Microconsole, and likely lurked in the heart of the Vizio Google TVs we
observed with inbuilt OnLive capabilities last year. Beyond the lower heat and
power requirements this chip may be able to do it all for less money --
something we're sure ...

Engadget

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