Sep 10, 2010 09:26 GMT  ·  By

Though supposedly not slated to debut until later this fall, the first Google TV, with web browsing capabilities, among other things, will supposedly come out this very month, at least that's what Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said in a recent interview.

TVs have been slowly turning, from single-purpose electronics, into devices with multiple types of capabilities.

Eager to bring web browsing, social networking and online media streaming capabilities to TVs, Google, in partnership with some other IT companies, has been developing the Google TV.

Logitech Revue and Sony's Bravia TVs are two examples of Google TVs that are slated to make their appearance sooner or later.

Logitech's platform is the one that has been in development for longer, but there is no way of knowing for sure which of them will come out first.

Now, Intel's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Otellini stated, in an interview, that the first one, whichever it is, will debut this month.

The CEO also takes the opportunity to comment on the Apple TV and how it supposedly took a step backwards when Apple went for an ARM processor.

"My son is probably going to go buy a Google TV, simply because it's cool," the CEO stated.

"He wants to be able to do his Facebook chat and talk to his friends saying, 'Hey, are you watching the game?' in real time. You cannot do that on Apple TV."

The Google TVs will use a version of the Android OS with support for third-party apps and a full Chrome browser with Flash support.

As such, most web videos should be perfectly supported, along with the aforementioned social networking services and other features.

Otellini did, of course, say that Google TV and Apple TV should be able to coexist, as they will appeal to difference consumer segments, namely those that are more simplistic and those that want a wider feature set, respectively.