Tag Archives: Android TV

Razer, one of the most surprising companies to come out with a set-top box, has just launched ForgeTV, a third-party Android TV device that is already up for preorder starting today. ForgeTV is getting in on a very competitive market, but one that is still not considered to be saturated, not even close. For those of you who don’t like ...

The Nvidia Shield “is made to game”, and it’s not a name that is referring to a tablet this time. Nope, it’s referring to Nvidia’s first console, the Nvidia Shield console, and it’s quite impressive and cheap. For $200, you get the newest technology from Nvidia and we’re curious to see how this sizes up next to other consoles like ...

Google engineering director David Burke revealed that skins and custom interfaces will not be allowed on Android Wear, Android TV, or Android Auto screens. Burke is well known for managing the Nexus program. Customizing might appeal to some of the OEMs that use the operating system, but the user experience is not always very good. Samsung’s TocuhWiz is one that’s ...

Images purported to show the controller for the recently announced Android TV have leaked. Artem Russakovskii, who attended the Google I/O conference last week, allegedly took a photo of the controller. He also claims that he was told the controller will be bundled with Android TV set top boxes, allowing users to play games using traditional controls. Meanwhile a Reddit ...

Razer announced during Google’s I/O developers conference that they’re working on a new ‘micro-console’ in collaboration with the internet giant. Razer is well-known among gamers as it is one of the largest manufacturers of PC peripherals and game-enhancing software around. The new console will focus on gaming as well, but it will also be able to stream music, movies, and other ...

Google is making a huge push with Android this year, spreading its reach to your phone, your computer, your car, your wrist, and now finally, your television with the all new Android TV. The long-rumored service finally debuted onstage at Google’s I/O conference, featuring a simple to use, clean user interface based on Google’s new Material Design, the software running ...

Google has given us one more thing to be excited for at  tomorrow’s Google I/O conference: a new version of Android. According to a Bloomberg Businessweek interview with the new Android chief, Sundar Pichai, Google and Pichai “Want the world to understand what we are doing sooner,” and will reportedly unveil the next version of Android’s OS. He said that ...

Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Pad yesterday during a media event that was held in Beijing, however that wasn’t the only announcement. The Chinese company also revealed that a new smart TV with 4k resolution is currently in the works. The MI TV 2 will sport an LG 49-inch display and will run on Android, all for the cheap price of ...

A few days after Amazon launched its device, the Fire TV, Google is launching a new television platform called Android TV, according to documents obtained by The Verge. Android TV is described as sharing more in common with set boxes like Apple TV and Amazon’s Fire TV. The device will be compatible with gaming, and come with an optional gaming ...