The folks behind the XBMC media center application have made a lot of progress porting the software to run on Android. But if you’d rather have a small, low-power XBMC box that runs on Linux, new options might be available soon. Pivos Technology’s XIOS box can run Android or Linux, and there are XBMC builds […]
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Android TV boxes that sit on top of your TV, point a camera at you
Over the past year we’ve seen a number of companies put out small boxes designed to let you run Android apps on a TV. Now we’re starting to see boxes that are even designed to sit on top of your TV, while pointing a camera your way so you can make video calls, snap self […]
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Coby Kyros MID1060 10 inch tablet with Amlogic CPU on the way
Coby is getting ready to launch a new 10 inch tablet with an Amlogic AML8726-MX dual core processor. It’s called the Coby Kyros MID1060, and while it’s not showing up on the Coby website yet, the tablet did pass through the FCC this week. The Coby Kyros MID1060 features a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 […]
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First Look: $69 G-Box Dyno Android 4.0 mini PC with ARM Cortex-A9
The G-Box Dyno is tiny desktop computer that sits in the palm of your hand. It’s got the guts of an Android smartphone or tablet, but it doesn’t have a display or touchscreen. Instead you plug in a keyboard, mouse, remote control, and TV or monitor to run Android apps on a big screen. At […]
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Diamond Multimedia releases Android 4.0 update for the AMP1000 media player
The Diamond Multimedia AMP1000 Android Media Player is a set-top-box that you can hook up to a TV to run Android apps on a big screen. It comes with a wireless remote control that you can use like a mouse and a keyboard. It can connect to the internet over Ethernet and WiFi connections, and […]
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Ainol Novo 7 Crystal: $120 tablet with Android 4.1, Amlogic 8726
The Pipo U1 isn’t the only cheap Android 4.1 tablet with a dual core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU. Ainol has introduced a new 7 inch tablet powered by a 1.5 GHz Amlogic AM8726-M6 dual core processor with Mali 400 graphics. It’s called the Ainol Novo 7 Crystal. The tablet runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and it’s […]
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Brief review: AMP1000 Android Media Player – Video
The Diamond Multimedia AMP1000 is an Android Media Player. It’s about the size and shape of a USB DVD drive, but it has the guts of an Android smartphone or tablet. You can hook it up to your TV and use the wireless remote control to run Android apps on a big screen. That includes […]