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May 15
Google just announced it will be upgrading Google TV units to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and China’s TCL has announced it will have the first 4K TV built on the platform. We got a look at TCL’s custom-skinned MoVo Google TV platform and 4K TVs separately at CES (pictured above, and in the gallery) so it only makes sense they’ll be combining the two. Part of TCL’s MoVo customizations include a motion sensor to recognize each user and personalize offerings based on their habits. Called Personal Box Office (PBO) or “Lazy TV” searches the available content and makes a recommendation without the need for a remote or even voice command. The press release indicates it will be available “later this year” although whether that includes a US release like Seiki’s 50-inch Ultra HD set remains to be seen. According to the company it’s being demonstrated at Google I/O this week, we’ll see if we can get some hands-on time tomorrow.
Gallery: TCL CES 2013 booth
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD, Google
Jan 10
Chinese manufacturer TCL has a rather significant showing at CES 2013, with a number of TVs and TV-related products. We’re not sure if we’ll be seeing any of these debut in the US, but among them were a 110-inch “China Star” 3D 4K TV that’s got a brand tie-in with Iron Man 3, and its MoVo Google TV product. Its Google TV set-top box is powered by the same Marvell Armada 1500 SoC as many others, but features a custom skin and uses facial recognition to provide personalized experiences for every family member. It seemed to run equally to other Google TVs, although we wonder if that custom skin may slow down the pace of future updates. Also on display in the booth are TCL’s iCE Screen that debuted last year, and its super thin V101 Blade TV. There’s more details on the products in the press release after the break, as well as some in person pics (including the 36+ sq ft China Star and accompanying costumed Iron Man) in the gallery.
Gallery: TCL CES 2013 booth
Continue reading TCL shows off MoVo Google TV box, ‘China Star’ 110-inch 4K TV
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD
Jan 10
As much as we’ve heard about Firefox OS, there hasn’t been a lot of talk about actual devices. We can put at least one major manufacturer on the list, however. ZTE’s US chief Cheng Lixin tells Bloomberg that his company is working with an unspecified European carrier to ship a Mozilla-friendly phone sometime in 2013. It’s a modest beginning, but Cheng notes that the OS could cross the Atlantic and reach the US this year if ZTE decides the platform is viable enough for the trip. Just what that that European phone involves is another matter — it’s unlikely that the mystery device we saw at CES represents ZTE’s future hardware. Between this and TCL’s commitment earlier this week, though, it’s evident that Mozilla’s platform is becoming a tangible reality.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: The Next Web
Source: Bloomberg
Jan 04
[CES 2013] It looks like LG won’t be the only television manufacturer showing off its Google TV devices at CES next week as Google announced a number of other partners will be showing their own Google TV-powered devices.
Google announced Asus, Hisense, TCL and other manufacturers, including Sony and Vizio, will be showing off new and updated products that will be showcasing their support for the Google TV platform. The products will range from set-top boxes, integrated TVs and IPTV boxes from a total of 9 partners.
This past November, Google launched an update to its Google TV platform that added Voice Search as well as a new PrimeTime application, which will hopefully enough of an improvement over the previous Google TV platform to make the new products being showcased at CES next week worth your while. If not, then there’s always other similar platforms like Roku that can be plugged in and out of TVs without requiring you to purchase an entirely new TV set.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: [CES 2013] AT&T Unite Is a 4G LTE Hotspot With 2.4-inch Touchscreen, Cable Providers Looking To Raise Rates For Heavy-Internet Users,
Aug 23
Chinese web titan Tencent and TCL Multimedia have torn the wraps off the Ice Screen, a jointly developed 26-inch smart TV with a 1,366 x 768 display that allows users to browse the web, access videos, music and games through QQ services. Under the hood, the Android-powered television houses a dual-core Cortex A9 1GHz processor, a Mali 400 GPU, 4GB of RAM and support for a memory card of up to 32GB in size. An IR remote and an app for devices sporting version 2.2 or higher of Google’s OS can be used to control the tube, which can sit horizontally or vertically in its stand. On the connectivity front, the panel packs Wi-Fi, a pair of USB ports, HDMI and a 3.5mm headphone jack. You can plunk down ¥1,999 (roughly $315) for an online pre-order before its September 3rd launch. More details await in the press release after the jump.
Continue reading Tencent and TCL unveil Ice Screen: a 26-inch Android-based smart TV
Filed under: Home Entertainment
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