This afternoon, GigaOm has outed the
Android TV. They have all kinds of
details on the Android TV which is
supposed to be announced at Google I/O
next month. As a reminder, Google I/O
takes place on June 25-26th. Google has
tried their hand at Google TV and the
living room many times already.
There was the Google TV venture, then Nexus Q and Chromecast. The only product that really took off was Chromecast, and it’s pretty amazing actually. Now we’re hearing that the Android team has been working on their version of Google TV, dubbed Android TV.
There was the Google TV venture, then Nexus Q and Chromecast. The only product that really took off was Chromecast, and it’s pretty amazing actually. Now we’re hearing that the Android team has been working on their version of Google TV, dubbed Android TV.
Android TV’s main focus is on gaming,
aside from content discovery and
watching content. Basically it’s going to
be going head-to-head with the Fire TV
which Amazon announced a few months
ago. Hopefully Google has learned from
Ouya’s mistakes with their console over
the past year or so. We’ll keep our
fingers crossed for a worthy competitor
from Google for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV,
etc. Android TV is going to be really slim
and light-weight, it’s not meant to
compete with Chromecast, but provide a
bigger and better experience, for those
that want more out of a set-top box
than the Chromecast provides.
This is going to be very interesting to
see, especially in how it compares to the
competition. Knowing Google, it’ll
probably be priced pretty cheap.
Probably around the same price as the
Fire TV from Amazon. Which I think
would make it a really big seller, not to
mention all the Google Play Services
being available on the Android TV
compared to the other set top boxes out
there.
How many of you are interested in the
Android TV from the Android team? We
should learn more at Google I/O
including an official announcement. Be
sure to let us know in the comments
down below.
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