Well Google TV moved from x86 to ARM processing and Marvell wants everyone to know that its Foresight platform is what will be powering the next generation of Google TV hardware. Powering the device is an Armada 1500 dual-core CPU that promises PC-like performance but with cellphone-like power management. It will have support for Blu-ray 3D, video encoding/decoding and upscaling. Considering the initial lackluster market response, Marvell Co-founder Weili Dai sees this as an opportunity to fundamentally change content producers and consumer relationships.

This may be a good thing as a there is similar hardware powering the OnLive Microconsole and it may be what’s running Vizio’s Google TV with the inbuilt OnLive capabilities. Besides lower heat production and power requirements the chip will power the device for less money which may mean that we will see cheaper devices, like the Revue, in a lot more houses in 2012. Who knows, maybe CES this year will have some more insight on what we will see from Google TV and what Google TV 2.o and has to offer this year. Hit the break below to see the official press release.  » Read the rest