Tag: Android TV

Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto wont feature custom skins

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. ...

Razer and Google are working on a gaming ‘micro-console’

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 ...

Android TV brings Google back to the living room

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 ...

A new version of Android will be announced tomorrow at I/O

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 ...

Xiaomi announces 4k resolution Android TV for just $640

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 ...

Google TV reborn as Android TV

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 ...