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The folks from Sony are up on stage this evening showcasing all sorts of Sony Entertainment products for E3. From the PS VITA, upcoming games for the PS3, and of course the PS4. We just got our first real look at the Playstation 4 hardware, which was something we’ve been waiting for, and now we’re

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The gaming world has gone topsy turvy. Microsoft is taking the iTunes approach with the Xbox One – except their walled garden is more like a constantly monitored and walled garden – and with the Apple TV and the Ouya, mobile games are heading towards your living room and the coveted big screen that’s sitting there. The GamePop is one of those systems fighting for time on your TV.

The GamePop takes a more unconventional approach to mobile gaming at home. First, Bluestacks, the company behind GamePop, is claiming that developers of both iOS and Android games will easily be able to add their products to players, thanks to a technology that BlueStacks calls Looking Glass. So in theory, GamePop subscribers will have access to the best mobile games, as long as the developers allow it. And yes, I said subscribers. Instead of a single purchase like with the Ouya or the Gamestick, GamePop uses a subscription model. BlueStacks, the company behind GamePop, will charge users $7 (USD) a month for the console, a controller and access to more than 500 mobile games at launch, with more to come. It’s similar to the PlayStation Plus service on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, except you’re also renting the console.

You can pre-order – or pre-subscribe to – the GamePop console, controller and game library at its official website. Aside from $7, you’ll also have to pay for the hardware’s shipping cost. The idea of being able to play practically any mobile game – unless there’s an awesome Windows Phone or BlackBerry game that comes out – is pretty appealing, but again, it’s all dependent on whether developers will support the GamePop.

[via CNET via TUAW]

GetGlue’s recently expanded social efforts on mobile platforms have been available solely to iOS users so far; today, it’s their Android friends’ turn. A fresh update to the check-in app brings Android users the personalized guide for movies, sports and TV shows. The second screen presentation receives a similar overhaul: it’s easier to tag friends or chat with them, and individual shows now have a slew of news and media on offer. While the new version unfortunately drops books and other content, those who regularly watch TV with smartphone in hand will want to grab the new GetGlue build at the source link.

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In an effort to bring its music-streaming service to as many platforms as possible, Pandora launched an HTML5 website geared toward televisions, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes. Pandora says that the new site is “optimized for a 10-foot experience,” making it ideal for streaming music in the living room. At the moment, the new site

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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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