Gtvhacker Dev Squad Wins Cash Bounty For Starting Fourth Dimension Google Telly Hack !

The GTVHacker dev squad has won a cash bounty for existence the kickoff to successfully root together with enable third-party application back upwardly on a Google TV device earlier Google – Google volition reportedly live bringing back upwardly for Android applications to the platform about fourth dimension subsequently this year. According to developer Howard Harte, who originally announced the bounty at the goal of Nov lastly year, the GTVHacker squad used a hardware hack, adding series console back upwardly to the UART1 header on the Logitech Revue, to enable root together with install third-party apps on Google TV.

The vantage for hacking a Google TV device was originally laid at $1,000 for a software-only approach. In his master copy announcement, Harte noted that he would laissez passer partial consideration ($500) for other methods involving hardware hacks, such every bit the 1 used past times the 5 fellow member GTVHacker team. While the bounty is confirmed to accept been paid, the end total of the vantage was non mentioned past times either party.

Instructions on how to root Logitech's Revue set-top box are provided on the team's wiki. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 video alongside proof of the successful hack together with "Better Emulator Terminal Pro" running on Google TV is available on YouTube. Other Google TV videos from the GTVHacker squad are posted on their YouTube Channel.

Originally announced at this year's Google I/O developer conference, Google TV is Android based together with Google has said that it hopes that the platform volition seamlessly select the best of the spider web to the "high-quality viewing sense that TV offers". While several Google TV devices, such every bit Logitech's Revue set-top box, Sony's Internet TVs together with its NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray player, accept since launched, many accept already been deeply discounted every bit Google TV has been blocked past times all of the major USA networks – ABC, CBS, NBC together with Fox.

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