The Google TV update not only adds features, but also addresses some pesky problems users griped about, according to Vincent Dureau, director of engineering, said in. According to the postSony Internet TVs will receive the update next week and Logitech Revue Internet TV devices will follow.

Update Roundup

On the interface front, the new Google TV uses a menu bar that appears at the bottom of the screen as it main navigation tool. The old version had a full screen interface with giant icons scattered everywhere.

Accessing apps through the software has been spruced up, too. The apps screen appears as it does in the tablet version of Android, "Honeycomb." What's more, a set of "optimized" apps will be offered that will play nice with the larger screens that Goggle TV runs on.

The YouTube experience has also been improved for the software. Moving from video to video is very fast, according to Phillips, as fast as moving from channel to channel on a cable or satellite system.