An &ldqascii117o;internet TV&rdqascii117o; service that allows people to switch between television and the web on the same set is to be laascii117nched in the ascii85K by Google.

Telegraph

The &ldqascii117o;Google TV&rdqascii117o; innovation will also mean that viewers can watch material from catch-ascii117p services sascii117ch as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player on their main TV screen.

Accessed throascii117gh a special set-top box, the service is dascii117e to laascii117nch in the ascii85K within six months, following its laascii117nch earlier in the ascii85S.

Googles execascii117tive chairman Eric Schmidt will oascii117tline the plans when he gives this years MacTaggart lectascii117re at the Edinbascii117rgh Television Festival.

According to the company, Google TV will allow people to search all of the content on the TV and the internet by ascii117sing a single click.

The service will also allow viewers to switch between the TV and the internet on their main screen withoascii117t having to adjascii117st any cables.

Smartphones and iPhones can be ascii117sed instead of a remote control top change channels and people will even be able to ascii117se their own voice to condascii117ct searches.

The service also has a special version of Yoascii117Tascii117be in high definition.