It’s been a few years since the first PC-on-a-stick devices hit the streets. While these tiny computers have gotten more powerful over time, at least one company is shooting for smaller size rather than more power. The InnCable is basically an Android PC box stuffed into a cable. At one end of the InnCable there’s […]
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$75 CS668 is an Android box, a Bluetooth speaker, and a power bank
There’s no shortage of Android-powered TV boxes coming out of China these days. I’ve kind of stopped paying attention, since there are plenty of better ways to stream videos or run apps and games on a TV. But the CS668 is one of the more unusual TV boxes I’ve seen… because in addition to letting […]
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Emtec GEM Box review (micro-console with GameFly streaming support)
Gaming can be an expensive hobby. The latest Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo game consoles costs hundreds of dollars, and gaming PCs can easily cost several times as much. Over the past few years a number of companies have tried to shake things up by launching micro-consoles which are typically smaller, cheaper, and less powerful than a PS4, […]
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Android boxes with HDMI input for video recording
There are plenty of Android boxes with HDMI output that let you run Android apps on a TV. But there are only a few models that have HDMI input and software that lets you record videos. One oft the first was the Zidoo X9, which launched earlier this year and which sells for about $120. Now there’ […]
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Ugoos UM3 TV box dual boots Android and Ubuntu
The Ugoos UM3 is a small box that you can plug into your TV to run Android apps. But unlike most devices that fit that description, this one can also run Ubuntu Linux. That means you could use it to stream videos from YouTube or Netflix, play music from Pandora or Spotify, or play Android […]
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ZRRO is an Android box with a touchpad controller (crowdfunding)
There are plenty of boxes designed to let you run Android apps on your TV. The problem is that many Android apps aren’t designed for television screens, which means they can be tough to navigate using a remote control, gamepad, or even a mouse and keyboard. The ZRRO Box is a TV box that aims to tackle this […]
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Rikomagic MK80 octa-core TV box mini-review
Rikomagic’s MK80 TV box is one of the most powerful, versatile Android boxes I’ve tested to date. It’s also one of the most expensive, priced at around $150 and up. But while there are plenty of devices that let you run Android apps on a TV, the MK80 stands apart thanks to its speedy octa-core processor, […]
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Snail Games OBox: Tegra K1-powered Android gaming box
Chinese gaming company Snail Games has unveiled a new Android-powered game console that has the same processor as NVIDIA’s Shield Tablet. The OBox is a small gaming box with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage, and a hard drive bay for a larger amounts of storage that you can use […]
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Rikomagic MK902 II Android box with RK3288 (mini-review)
The Rikomagic MK902 II is a TV box that brings Android apps such as Netflix, YouTube, or XBMC/Kodie media center to your TV. Launched this summer, the box sells for about $127, and features some of the most powerful hardware currently available in a small, Android-powered TV box including a  quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 processor,  2GB […]
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A tale of 3 Android TV remote controls (MK704, Remote+ and a generic model)
Android may be an operating system designed for smartphones and tablets with touchscreen displays. But that hasn’t stopped people from loading it on a range of devices including laptops and TV boxes. This fall Google plans to release Android TV, which is a version of the operating system optimized for big screens. You’ll be able […]