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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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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 […]