And good news: At first glance, the Nexus ayer certainly looks less quirky far more functional than ’s disastrous Nexus Q project or that hful of dead TV devices—though its announcement comes just a day before Apple is expected to possibly announce a revamped Apple TV of its own. The battle for your boob tube is warming up.
Android all up in your living room
Android TV is ’s OS reimagined for the living room, with a simplified, elegant 10-foot interface a focus on streaming. Numerous video music streaming apps—including Netflix, Hulu us, Vevo, ex, YouTube, more—are already available for the device. Beyond that, the Nexus ayer will offer personalized viewing recommendations on your home screen, any ay videos you watch on your TV will sync across all your Android devices, so that you can keep watching your movie on your phone or tablet if you’d like. An included remote offers voice-recognition capabilities, so you can search for content using natural speech. Android TV is also compatible with ’s Casting technology you can cast videos movies to the Nexus ayer, just like you would with a Chromecast. But Android TV isn’t all about TV, despite its name. Gaming is a focus for , the Nexus ayer will sync your achievements progress across devices for supported games, as well as offer free multiplayer in supported titles via the ay Games backend service. The Nexus ayer is powered by an Intel Atom chip rather than an ARM processor, which power the vast majority of Android devices; maybe the extra oomph is needed for games? ’s keeping mum on the Nexus ayer’s price for now, but preorders will open October 17, with the first devices slated to ship on November 3.
The story behind the story
ll this be the device that finally cracks the nut? o knows—but it certainly looks more poised for success ( less frustrating to use) than any of ‘s previous attempts to l in your living room.
