Articles Tagged “Android TV”
ICS on your TV? Lenovo’s new Android 4.0 Smart TV now available for pre-order
by Ankit Banerjee on Apr 12, 2012 3 Comments">3
When you think Android, your mind probably drifts to mobile phones and tablets. We have seen a few unique applications of the Android platform before, but Google’s OS is slowly becoming a big part of another mainstream device, the television. Lenovo first teased the K91 55″ LED TV with Android 4.0 built in, the first of its kind, back in January during CES 2012. Along those lines, Lenovo is now releasing a similar K71 LED TV, with features that read like a latest smartphone, including: 42″ LED screen 1.5 Ghz processor Android 4.0 8GB built-in storage, expandable via SD card 802.11 …
Android Apps that will turn your Android into a TV
by Gene Briones on Apr 09, 2012 3 Comments">3
Television – you either love it or hate it. Or love-hate it? Anyway, we all have a deep, if sometimes ambivalent relationship with our TV sets. We use TV to relax, to get informed, to stay in touch, to learn things, to lose time, to forget about problems, and the list can go on and on. It’s no wonder that many have tried (and mostly failed) to offer a truly portable TV-watching device. And then the smartphone came along, bringing the brains of silicon and the looks of hi-res screens to the mainstream consumer. The increasingly-large smartphones these days can …
Google TV 2.0 Update May Encourage Low-Priced Android TVs
by Conan Hughes on Nov 04, 2011 0 Comments">0
The Android platform can now perhaps gain a solid foothold in the living room with the gradual release of a Google TV 2.0 update. Its rollout comes with Android 3.1 Honeycomb for the set-top box, as well as access to the Android Market and ability to install non-Market apps. These milestone features could really herald the appearance of cheap smart TV’s running on Android that do not compromise end-user experience. Knockoffs typically sold for around $100 on trading sites like Alibaba are purportedly running on Android 2.2 Froyo with limited selection of apps. But, this is no longer the case. …
Wave at Your Android TV – Gesture Recognition TV’s in Development
by Edmund Apostol on Nov 02, 2011 0 Comments">0
Internet-enabled TV is said to be the next big thing. Just last May, another China-based company came out with a set-top box that runs on the Android operating system. Experts forecast that by 2015, at least half of the upcoming flat-panel televisions will come equipped with web connectivity. The Hisense-eyeSight collaboration signals how electronics manufacturers are in the process of finding more ways to raise the television viewing experience up another notch.
Google Acquires SageTV for Android or for the Future of Google TV?
by Darcy LaCouvee on Jun 19, 2011 1 Comments">1
Looks like the big G is throwing it’s wallet around, and on a Father’s Day at that! Sage TV announced via a small note on their homepage, and through a quick tweet, that they have been acquired by Google. Why is this at all significant, and why should you care? SageTV is a software company that has immense experience in the “Smart TV” space, and has significant amounts of their technology based in Java. While at this point we can’t be entirely sure what Google intends to do with SageTV, we do know that this acquisition underscores Google’s commitment to making media in and around …
Google Going Gaga for TV
by Darcy LaCouvee on Jan 31, 2011 0 Comments">0
As we speak, a battle is brewing over the future of television. Google is making a big push to outdo Apple and others players in this space to ensure its place in your living room. Google and Android are vying to do for TVs what smartphones did for mobile technology. Google TV will allow users to surf the Web on their televisions while watching their favorite shows. Some of the best research shows that nearly 50% of smartphone users are on their phone with an app, or the web while they watch TV. What Google is attempting to do is …
Android TV Set-Top Box
by Darcy LaCouvee on Jan 21, 2011 28 Comments">28
Good day to you reader, We have just received some great images of some upcoming Android TV Set-Top Boxes. They all are, essentially, Android in a box. Featuring USB reader, and SD Card support, they all have Android 2.2 baked in. Android TV claims to be a TV tuner box, a Media player, a game console, an internet box, and aims to provide a great internet TV experience. Features: Watch Digital TV and Local Multimedia on android 2.2 embedded system Digtal TV receiver supports ATSC/DVB-T/ISDB-T/D-TMB/DVB-S/DVB-S2/DVB-T2 on an Android embedded system HD Media Player Video playback up to 1080p resolution Connects …
Android Based ARM Powered TV Platform Coming Soon
by Darcy LaCouvee on Jan 19, 2011 0 Comments">0
We have heard through the digital grapevine that an Android based, ARM powered, Google TV platform is coming soon.The Android/Google TV will be powered by anywhere from an ARM9 to ARM11 CPU, and be highly customizable. No word on what version of Android we can expect to see on there, but it will have the following features: Wifi a/b/g/n for streaming from computer or DLNA device Video playback up to 1080p resolution via HDMI Eventually all ARM platforms and setups should be compatible ARM President Tudor Brown has publicly stated that “If Google TV is to be mainstream, it must …
Android TV from People of Lava
by James Tromans on Sep 09, 2010 0 Comments">0
So you will have probably heard of Google TV, ‘a software platform for set-top boxes and HDTVs based on the Android operating system and co-developed by Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech.’ Well, in the meantime a Swedish company called ‘People of Lava’ have recently launched its own Internet TV based on Android too. This technology will come bundled in their new line of TVs called ‘Scandinavia’ available in three sizes: 42″, 47″ and 55″. However, it would appear as though The People of Lava plan to integrate Google TV into their Scandinavia line once it becomes available. By getting their …
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