Chinese internet company Baidu has a new TV box powered by Google Android and an Amlogic S802 quad-core processor. It’s called the Baidu Shadow Stick 3, and it’s scheduled to ship in China starting May 9th at JD.com, where it’ll sell for about $65. The Shadow Sitck 3 features 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, […]
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Xiaomi launches a 4K TV box, and two wireless router
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi has unveiled three new devices, and just like the company’s smartphones, two of the three are designed to be sleek-looking, high quality products offered at low prices. Those include a $20 WiFi router and a $63 TV box with support for 4K Ultra HD video playback. The third is a bit […]
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LG Connect SDK lets devs stream to Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV (and LG Smart TVs)
There are a number of ways to stream photos, video, or music to your television. You can use a Roku, a Chromecast, an Amazon Fire TV, or television with built-in smart TV capabilities. Typically app developers that want to let you stream content from your phone or tablet to a TV have to use separate […]
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Alibaba G20 is like a Chinese Amazon Fire TV (with a Wiimote clone)
Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba is sort of like China’s answer to Amazon and eBay rolled into one… and that’s not just because the internet company provides one of the world’s largest marketplaces for retail and business-to-business sales. Alibaba also has its own operating system called Aliyun OS, and just like Amazon’s Fire OS, it’s a […]
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Report: Android TV is Google’s next attempt to conquer the living room
Google’s first attempt at creating software for TV boxes never gained much traction. Google TV had some good ideas, but it had a confusing user interface that made finding apps and content tougher than it had to be, and most Google TV devices were kind of sluggish. Now Google is reportedly making another play for […]
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Meet the never-released BlackBerry Cyclone TV box
A few years ago BlackBerry was working on a TV box to compete with the Apple TV, Roku, and other devices that bring internet video to your TV. It was code-named “Cyclone,” and apparently BlackBerry got as far as producing some prototypes… but the project was canceled before the BlackBerry Cyclone ever went on sale. […]
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Amazon’s upcoming set top box could play games, stream videos
Amazon’s reportedly preparing to launch a TV box that will let users stream videos from Amazon Prime Instant Video, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other services. But it looks like there may be more to the Amazon box. Blogger Dave Zatz discovered a Brazillian regulatory listing for a new wireless game controller with the Amazon label […]
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Hisense MAXE X1 6.8 inch phone launches worldwide in March
Chinese device maker Hisense plans to launch a smartphone that you can also use a tablet… or a smart TV box. It’s called the Hisense MAXE X1, and the company plans to launch the 6.8 inch smartphone in select markets around the globe in March. Hisense started showing off the phone at the Consumer Electronics […]
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TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device and iPad app
TiVo founders Mike Ramsey and Jim Barton changed the way many people watched television, allowing users to record scheduled broadcasts and watch them on their own schedules. Now Ramsey and Barton are back — and this time they’re taking aim at internet video. Their new product is called QPlay, and it consists of a small […]
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Mohu Channels box bridges internet, over-the-air TV
Mohu has the unusual distinction of being a company that’s actually kind of well known for making TV antennas. The Mohu Leaf is one of the more popular indoor HDTV antennas, and the company also has a few other indoor and outdoor antennas to its name. But Mohu is getting ready to move beyond the […]
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Running unsigned code on some Roku media streaming boxes
People have been hacking streaming media devices such as the Apple TV, Google TV, Chromecast for ages by gaining access to root permissions and installing third party apps that wouldn’t otherwise be supported. Now it’s Roku’s turn. Roku makes some of the most popular devices for streaming internet content to a television, but the built-in […]
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Vizio Co-Star LT is an $80 internet media streaming box
The Vizo Co-Star LTÂ is an $80 box that you can plug into your TV to stream movies, TV shows, music and other internet content to your TV. It supports dozens of apps including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant VIdeo, YouTube, Vudu, and iHeart Radio. In other words it’s a lot like the original Vizio Co-Star, […]