When Google began to aim at Gaming Consoles

Google Inc. is currently developing video console game and watches which equipped with Android operating system. The company is expanding its software business that were previously intended for mobile smart phone and tablet.

With the development of the game and a digital clock, Google hopes to tighten up the competition with the U.S. gadget giant, Apple. The company is also preparing the launch of Android for streaming media device named Nexus Q. Last year, the product has been launched, but not sold to the public. Google plans to throw Nexus Q to market next fall.

Google's Nexus Q. (Picture from: http://hothardware.com/)

An independent research institute, IDC announced the Android operating system, which was launched since 2008, currently controls about 75 percent of smart phone sales and 57 percent of tablet computers. The number is listed until the first quarter of 2013.

Games that have been created for Android bases devices proved to have a high interest in the entire world. Even with the Android base game development touted beat first game that has been popular, such as Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. With the advent of such games, Google will make Android device specifically for the game.

Sony and Microsoft have made a new version of the PlayStation and Xbox, which will be marketed by the end of 2013. PWC research mentions, along with Nintendo, total sales of console games by the end of last year reached U.S. $ 24.9 billion.

The Ouya gaming console. (Picture from: http://hothardware.com/)

Many people speculated that Google innovation aims to rival Apple TV product appearance. Google rumored to have contacted Ouya Inc., a start-up that sells consoles and game controller based on Android OS. Ouya sell products worth U.S. $ 99 or Rp. 982 thousand.

Through Android unit and Google X hardware lab, Google is planning to build a separate division of Motorola hardware. A mobile phone manufacturers who have acquired since last year is now being focused towards the launch of Android-based smart phones that are named Moto X.

As Google also will create a low price smart phone. This project aims to open up opportunities for the middle-low economic classes to get a sense of technological development. Furthermore, Google is also planning funding program to create a wireless network.

Google's move is to innovate with a variety of devices considered to be very aggressive. Previously, the Android-based software has been developed for various types of equipment, such as laptops, even the refrigerator.

Even the computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) have teamed up to run the laptop with the Android operating system. The product is expected to be the main competitor tablets already made by HP, which uses the Windows 8 operating system.

Since the beginning the Android services are offered free of charge for the smart phone and tablet users, for example, users of the Samsung. The South Korean company is Google's major partner in increasing revenue through provided services, such as Google Search and YouTube.

At last year autumn, Google's revenue gain of U.S. $ 8 billion from the sale of smart phones. However, the analysts said the largest revenue contribution comes from the search sites, while the use of YouTube come from users of Apple products. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | HOT HARDWARE | SATWIKA MOVEMENTI | KORAN TEMPO 4274] 
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