Google will be launching Android TV

Android TV is an entertainment interface, not a computing platform.  The idea is to give users a simple interface for accessing entertainment content and lightweight apps. The most distinctive feature is a recommendation system that will suggest content to users.

There are no details about a launch date, but the documents suggest that Google is currently recruiting developers to build apps for Android TV. These plans shoud not interfere with Google Chromecast, another of the company’s efforts to build a TV platform.

The news comes just a few days after Amazon launched its own device, the Fire TV.