There’s no shortage of cheap, Linux-friendly single-board computers on the market with ARM processors these days. But you know what there may be even more of? Cheap Android TV boxes with similar hardware. So developer Michael Burmeister-Brown decided to repurpose one to create an incredibly cheap Linux computer. Meet the Inovato Quadra, a compact computer […]
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Xiaomi Mi Box 4S Max is a 4K media streamer with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage
The new Xiaomi Mi Box 4S Max is a 4K media streaming device that looks a lot like other models the company has released in recent years, but the new model stands out thanks to beefier internals. While most companies are still shipping media streamers with up to 2GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage, […]
WAHE Home: Android-based TV box with keyboard, remote, and game controller input
So many Android-based TV boxes have come out of China in the past few years that I’ve pretty much stopped paying attention. But Notebook Italia spotted one of the most unusual models I’ve seen to date at CES Asia recently. It’s called the WAHE Home, and at first glance it looks like a PC-in-a-keyboard device. […]
Google Nexus Player Android TV box review
The Google Nexus Player is a $99 box you connect to a TV to stream movies and music from the internet, play video games, and run other apps on your TV. It’s basically Google’s answer to the Apple TV, Roku, and other devices designed to make your TV “smart.” It’s also the first device to […]
Probox2 EX TV box with Remote+ giveaway
The Probox2 EX is one of the best Android-powered TV boxes I’ve tested to date. Like many devices in this category, it’s designed to let you run Android apps such as Netflix, Google Chrome or XBMC on a TV. It’s not quite as simple to use as a Roku or Chromecast, but it’s a lot […]
Probox2 EX and Remote+ review: Android on your TV
The Probox2 Ex is a box designed to let you run Android apps on a TV. We’ve seen plenty of those over the past few years… but there are a few things that help this model stand out. First, it’s powerful. It has a Amlogic S802-H quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, dual-band […]
Freakbox TV box from the FreakTab team launches for about $100
The Freakbox is a small box that you can plug into a TV to run Android apps on the big screen. There are dozens of those on the market though. What makes the Freakbox different is that it runs software developed by some of the lead developers from the FreakTab community. That means instead of […]
Rikomagic MK902 II Android box with RK3288 ships in August
Rikomagic introduced its next TV box a few months ago, and now the Rikomagic MK902 II is just about ready to ship. The little box features a Rockchip RK3288 processor, Android 4.4 KitKat software, and up to 16GB of built-in storage. It has a wholesale price of about $100 per unit and according to Cngadget, […]
Freakbox is an Android box from the devs at FreakTab
A group of developers from the FreakTab community have decided that developing custom ROMs for existing Android phones, tablets and TV boxes isn’t enough. So they’ve decided to launch their own hardware. The team plans to begin selling the Freakbox soon for $149. It’s a set-top-box with a Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor, 32GB of storage, […]
Probox2 EX Android box is designed for video, gaming,
Google will take another crack at the living room this fall with the launch of Android TV, a new version of Android for smart TVs and TV boxes. But Chinese device makers aren’t waiting for Android TV. They’ve been offering small, cheap TV boxes running Android for a few years. These boxes typically have the same […]