Google TV Has Arrived [VIDEO]

Google officially unveiled Google TV at its Google I/O conference today. We’ve heard lots of rumblings about Google TV over the last few months, but today the product was demonstrated before a live audience. Google is teaming up with Intel, Sony and Logitech for Google TV. The device is not designed to replace your cable or satellite box, but work alongside it: The goal is to be able to view web content and television content side-by-side from the same interface. This concept is not new; companies like TiVo and Boxee have been attacking this space for quite some time

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“Sesame Street” Unveils E-Bookstore

Elmo and his Sesame Street friends have already set up shop in Apple’s App Store, but today Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and the rest of the crew now have their own e-bookstore to call home. The Sesame Street e-bookstore is an online collection of 121 character-driven e-books — covering learning subject areas like letters, numbers, counting and colors — offered in standard, audio, interactive and animated formats. Users pay an annual $39.99 subscription fee for unlimited access to all titles. The e-books available include many of the same titles that Sesame Street has published over the past 40 years, but with digital additives.

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Adobe Flash 10.1 for Android Enters Public Beta

Flash for mobile is finally here, because today Adobe is releasing the public beta of Flash Player 10.1 for Android. The release of the Flash 10.1 for Android Beta coincides with Google’s release of Android 2.2 (“FroYo”) here at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The release also comes as tensions escalate between Adobe and Apple . Flash 10.1 for Android was redesigned from the ground up so that it would support mobile device inputs, as well as optimize performance and battery life. Adobe told us that the new version supports multi-touch, gestures, accelerometer inputs, and smart zooming — all things that differentiate smartphones from desktops.

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CAPTCHA-Inspired Artwork Asks: Are You Human? [VIDEO]

Every day we have to prove our humanity to the most unlikely of entities: computers. Artist Aram Bartholl — whose work deals with the intersection between digital and real-life spheres — has created an intriguing series called “Are You Human?” that integrates CAPTCHA codes into everyday landscapes.

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TweetDeck Adds Foursquare, Google Buzz and Filters

As we noted yesterday, the launch of the new Google Buzz API means that applications like TweetDeck, Seesmic, Plancast and Boxee can now integrate directly with Google Buzz. Seesmic Desktop released its first version with Google Buzz support yesterday and today TweetDeck joins the Google Buzz party. The new version of TweetDeck also adds support for Foursquare , enabling users to view updates, see venue information, check in from a venue and more. Tweetdeck also now supports custom URL shorteners, better video upload and scheduled updates. One of the features we’re most excited about testing out is global filters.

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Foursquare Now Adding 15,000 Users Per Day

Foursquare , which recently surpassed the one million user mark , is now adding about 15,000 users per day according to CEO Dennis Crowley, who revealed the number this morning at Business Insider’s Startup 2010 event in New York City. In an interview with Business Insider founder Henry Blodgett, Crowley commented on his company’s rapid rise, its recent deal with Starbucks , and ongoing rumors that Foursquare may soon be sold . Addressing the latter, Crowley noted that he sold Dodgeball “too soon,” and that the options for Foursquare are now considerably different than when his first attempt at location-based social networking was acquired by Google in 2005. Back then, raising money for such a service was far more difficult –- now, the company is weighing massive acquisition offers with big funding rounds that would finance Foursquare’s expansion well into the future. If Foursquare goes the independent route, expect a heavy focus on small business.

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