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Tuesday, 06/10/2014 8:12:14 AM

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:12:14 AM

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Android TV
The Verge got its hands on some Android TV prototypes earlier this year, but we haven’t seen anything new since. The apparent successor to the failed Google TV looks promising, but we would have said the same of Google TV when it was announced. To compete with Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, and the plethora of Smart TV platforms out there, Google will have to knock this one out of the park. While it isn’t their style, they might have to make their own hardware for this one to work out the way they want it to.

via The Verge
As The Verge writes, “Android TV is no longer a crazy attempt to turn your TV into a bigger, more powerful smartphone.” Their mockups and uncovered documents detail a platform that is simple, easy-to-use, and stop way short of trying to reinvent or fix the way televisions are used. It leverages something Google has proven to do well with Google Now, which is tell users what they are looking for before they even look for it. Rather than be a “dumb” list of apps, Android TV aims to give content suggestions that make media consumption easier.