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"Let's face it - Google TV hardware has yet to capture the imagination of the world by storm, so you can expect a fair bit of such inventory left available for the masses by various companies including Logitech."

Amazon has slashed the price of the Logitech Revue by $100.00. Couple this with the fact Google recently announced that an update will be available in the summer for Google TV hardware to bring Honeycomb 3.1 with Android Market at their Google IO conference. It looks like now is a pretty good time to pick up a Revue.

"With cable and satellite companies, we have access to literally hundreds of entertainment channels now. Sometimes that still seems like an insufficient number of choices when you consider the wealth of information and entertainment you can access through the internet. I can watch content on my MacBook Pro, but who wants to watch movies on a 13" screen when I have a 65" LCD TV in my living room? Various media players that connect to your TV and allow you to access Netflix, Hulu, and similar services have been available for a while, but even they have their limitations. Google developed Google TV to open up the worldwide web to your TV."

If you're interested in Google TV and are on the look out for one of the Google TV set top boxes, then this review from The Gadgeteer of the Logitech Revue will help. Even if you aren't and you are just curious about Google TV then this article will also help as it's a nice indepth review of the device going through the set up process and the various features available.

"I was just thinking about the last couples days' news regarding Google TV. We know the Logitech Revue works exclusively, at least for a short period of time, with DISH Network's TV / DVR service. And we also learned that Sony's Google TV-powered HDTVs will have "direct integration with select [TV] service providers" (keywords being direct integration). So, if we try and connect the dots, wouldn't it be likely that Logitech may down the line offer a Logitech Revue model with CableCARD support? If this happened, the Logitech Revue would become the ultimate Smart TV device available when compared to what's currently out or forecasted (actually, I just remembered... Microsoft is flirting with the idea - the technology is there - for supporting CableCARDs with Windows Media Center Embedded). The device would work with any HDTV set via HDMI and would be compatible with all Google TV partner service providers. The more I think about it, the more Logitech and Google should be working on this - if they're not already."

Alexander Grundner over at ehomeupgrade posted the above thought on his site. It's an interesting one that might just have some legs. If you aren't sure what Google TV is then check out this explanation from Gizomodo. Google TV is designed to work alongside your existing satellite/cable box, but by adding CableCard support then Logitech would be able to replace the satellite/cable box. Whether Logitech will go down this route or not remains to be seen, but with the way that the market it going and how manufacturers are starting to integrate all the home media devices together, I would not be surprised if Alexanders idea is correct.