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BY NINA MOINI

Google TV... It’s the marriage of television and Internet. PC World reports Google TV is powered by Google’s Android software and Chrome web browser.

Logitech and Sony are some of the leaders of the movement to merge television and the Internet in your home. The companies recently revealed how each plans to wed Google TV with the newest gadgets.

PCWorld was at the big reveal of the Sony HDTV with Google TV and posted this video to YouTube.

PCWorld reports Sony’s new television will show a range of Internet content without a set-top box. The TV’s range in cost from $600 to $1,400 and can access content via broadcast, the Internet and applications. The unique part comes in the controller, reminiscent of the PS3.

“[It] feels a lot like a game controller. It's not backlit, but accompanying the keyboard are two control pads: a touchpad on the right for navigating Websites, and a mechanical rocker-switch pad on the left for navigating when the set is tuned in to broadcast content.”

A writer for Digital Trends says Sony has the best integration of the Web and HDTV around because you’re not limited in the content you can access. But things weren’t so seamless all-around.

“The system falls down on the job with the new Internet Blu-ray player with Google TV built-in... you cannot search, or use the split-screen... We’ll still keep using our iPad while watching our plasma TV, thank you very much, but this is a major step forward.”

Fox News’ Clayton Morris says the different gadgets rolling out this fall are all about the battle for your living room. Morris gives a hands-on critique of the way Logitech is making use of Google TV in the brand new Revue Box and says he’s not convinced Logitech hit the mark.

“One of the big hang-ups for a lot of these companies is trying to figure out a way to make it feel like the living room experience and I’m not sure that this is the answer. Take a look at their giant keyboard that Logitech has rolled out.”

Finally, CrunchGear’s Nicholas Deleon isn’t buying into the hype around Google TV in the living room just yet.

“So we’ve established that Google TV will bring the Internet to your TV. Great. But you know what? I already ‘have’ the Internet. You do, too. It’s called a computer—and to a lesser extent, a smartphone... I really don’t see any particularly compelling reason to hop on board yet.”

So will you hop on board with Google TV? Or is it just another bulky gadget?