LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Android, most commonly seen on smart phones such as Google's own Nexus One, would open Internet-enabled televisions to more content. While many thought Web TV was a thing of the past, with the advent of more and more Internet capable computers finding their ways to the home and workplace, the idea seems to be gathering more interest. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, applications such as the streaming-music provider Pandora and video chat service Skype were shown becoming integrated on more and more devices out of the box.

A release of Android for Internet-enabled TVs would open the door for app developers to bring their applications over from the mobile market and could put Google ahead. Android would also open up the field to innovation, as more developers who are already familiar with the platform could begin creating apps for a reemerging technology.

The decision to address developers suggests that the Internet giant may be hoping to begin a race to build applications for its TV platform, much in the same way that Google, Apple Inc. and others have courted developers for smart phones.