Readying itself for the likes of Chromecast, PlayStation 4 (already on PS3), Google TV, and more, YouTube has been updated this week in its iOS and Android forms. This app already allowed the user to play any and all (save no-mobile) videos with ease, now the app will allow users to watch a video or […]
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We haven’t even known about Google Chromecast for a week, and already, hackers have found a way to gain root access to the hardware. Now, it’s time to poke around and see what’s inside.
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At its event yesterday, Google announced Chromecast. A $35 HDMI dongle that lets users “cast” content from their nearby devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers to the TV. By no means is Chromecast itself a “smart TV,” it doesn’t […]
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Do not worry that your Google TV will be losing support now that Chromecast has been introduced – on the contrary. This week none other than Google’s Sundar Pichai spoke up in an interview confirming and denying several points on Chromecast specifically, making clear the idea that Google TV and Chromecast will exist as separate entities. In fact, Pichai, explained, Google TV will continue to expand as “full-fledged Android for television”, complete with Chromecast support.
At the moment you are able to “fling” some content from your Android device to a Google TV device, YouTube and Netflix supporting this sort of functionality on devices like the Vizio Costar (as shown hooked up to a massive TV at Google I/O 2013 below.) What’s suggested by multiple sources speaking almost immediately after the Chromecast event yesterday is that Google TV will be getting Chromecast support.
“I’m still gainfully employed working on +Google TV – no it isn’t dead, and yes it will support Cast.” – Warren Rehman, Google TV
Google TV Developers channel on Google+ notes also that the two teams will high-five into the future.
“With the exciting news about Chromecast we are getting a lot of questions mostly wondering if Google TV is dead.
No, in fact partners are continuing to launch new Google TV-enabled HDTVs and boxes. As we announced at I/O, we are working with partners to bring the latest experience of Android and Chrome to devices later this year. We believe there is ample room for both products to exist and succeed.” – Google TV Developers
Chromecast is made to work with flinging and basic mirroring of content only. It does not work with Miracast technology, nor does it have the speed required for gaming, according to Sundar Pichai, due to too much latency in the speed Chromecast can connect.
Sound like a good idea? At the moment it would appear that you’ll be seeing the same little buttons to fling as you would in the current standard Chromecast experience. To see the full Chromecast experience in a rather basic way, have a peek at SlashGear’s What is Chromecast? to learn more!
Google TV is not dead: Chromecast will co-exist is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There are whispers going around that Internet search giant Google might very well go up against Xbox One’s additional multimedia capabilities, by rolling out an online TV service. Of course, this is but a rumor at the moment with nothing […]
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This week the folks at Kingnovel have released a device by the name of K-R42-1, a so-called “Android TV box” made to utilize the mobile operating system on your big-screen television machine. What’s odd about this machine – and similar television boxes running Android – is the fact that Google makes their own “Google TV” platform that also works with Android at its base. The differences between this machine’s Android and Google TV’s Android are slight.
Inside the K-R42-1 Android TV box can be found a 10/100 ehternet jack for web connectivity , 2GB of RAM, and a Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor. In addition to its ethernet jack this machine connects to wi-fi and features an external antenna to boost wireless connectivity. The K-R42-1 also works with Bluetooth 2.0, has 8GB of internal storage and has a microSD card slot for memory expansion.
Oddly you’ll find a 3.5mm headphone jack on the side of this box – strange because generally you’ll be sitting quite a ways away from it whilst enjoying your television programming. Up front is an IR (infrared) sensor for use with the wireless remote control that comes standard in the box – it’ll be interesting to see if this continues to be a trend now that device like the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and HTC One work with IR-blasters for controlling media devices of all kinds.
Word has it Android 4.3 may have infrared driver integration, making devices with IR in or out all the more useful. This machine works with Android 4.1.1 out of the box with no word of Android updates in the future – but you never know!
This device works with a standard USB port, SPDIF, full sized and micro HDMI, a single A/V port, and DC power in. You’ll find this machine being called MK888 in some stores, with a price of $96 USD attached to it. It’s not going to be easy finding this device in the USA, mind you, and as Google TV continues to push for Google’s vision of the Android-integrated television, devices like these aren’t going to be too prevalent in the USA any time soon.
SOURCE: Liliputing
Kingnovel K-R42-1 Android TV box appears to continue Google TV split is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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