Support us on PatreonIt’s that time of year for those still in school. Back to hitting the books each night but who says a little gaming break in between wouldn’t hurt. For SHIELD owners NVIDIA is running some sales so you can pick up some of their titles from today August 31st, through the holiday weekend, end September […]
Author: Anthony Garera
Anthony is usually tinkering with everything and anything because there's always one more thing to do, reviewing games and apps and complaining about things normal people don't think about.
Since Google I/O we’ve known a lot of services are coming to Google Home over this year and early next such as Deezer and Spotify Free. Today we get another in the form of a video content provider. So, Google Home owners, open your Google Home app and look under video’s and photo’s and you’ll […]
Metal Gear fans and SHIELD TV Owner’s rejoice as MGS2 is coming in an HD Edition to SHIELD TV Today! The Plot Play as the legendary hero, Solid Snake, as he sets out in pursuit of a tanker carrying a new Metal Gear prototype, and as Raiden, a rookie within the special ops unit, FOXHOUND, […]
We’re pushing the sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for everyone to access today. Pixel and Nexus 5X/6P builds have entered carrier testing, and we expect to start rolling out in phases soon, alongside Pixel C and Nexus Player. We’ve also been working closely with our partners, and by the end of this […]
Good news for those who are lazy, like talking on speaker, busy using their hands for something else like cooking or just want to talk on something that is the future. Google announced the Google Home can now make phone calls for you and don’t worry it gets better. Users in the US & Canada […]
Today I have some exciting news and as you may have guessed it’s coming from Nvidia. 2K is bringing 4 games to GeForce Now over the coming weeks. Bioshock Remastered (membership) Bioshock 2 Remastered (GFN Store, 75% off at release) Borderlands 2: Game of the Year (GFN Store, 75% off at release) Spec Ops: The […]
As you know Vizio TV sets are in a unique transition right now, if you bought your TV set in the past year you might have gotten a free remote in the form of an Android tablet, pretty cool right? It’s definitely different from everyone else and it was all Google Cast based, no traditional […]
Pandora announced this week a refreshed experience coming to Android TV users as well as other platforms but the focus here was on Android TV. Browse personalized recommendations on the TV home page to access your most recently listened to stations and a selection of stations based on mood and activities, decades, today’s music, recommended […]
Having little ones can be a lot of work. Thankfully wonderful things like YouTube allow Mom and Dad to do other things while YouTube entertains them, YouTube also has stuff your kid shouldn’t be watching at such a young age and that’s why there’s YouTube Kids! Up until now there was no native Android TV […]
Are you a SHIELD TV owner and do you live in Europe or travel there? Read the following: NVIDIA has announced the voluntary recall of certain plug heads for SHIELD AC wall adapters designed for use in continental Europe, which the company will replace. The affected product shipped with SHIELD World Charger Kits, and European […]
Today a common hold out among many streaming platforms and one that plagued Android TV for a long time has come in the form of a HTML5 app for Vizio TV owners on the Smartcast TV platform. Amazon Instant Video! SmartCast TV itself is rolling out now to all 2017 VIZIO SmartCast P-Series and M-Series Ultra […]
Yesterday Plex announced their live TV & DVR service is expanding to other platforms, Android mobile and Apple TV. Out of beta Also with this expansion the feature is officially out of beta testing but you’ll still need a Plex pass. Timeshifting On top of Live TV support, Plex is giving you the ability to […]
With the announcement of nearby connections 2.0 library being released we found out what the next frontier for some apps will be specifically the Android TV Remote app by this snippet in the featured partners section. Android TV is building a remote control app (powered by Nearby Connections) to simplify initial setup, and to enable […]
So it’s a been a few weeks since Cordcutting Fortnightly has been posted so let’s get right into it to catch everyone up. First off YouTube TV has expanded to 10 more markets (Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Charlotte, and Dallas-Fort Worth. ) and is live in all 10 markets […]
It’s near the end of summer and it’s been a hot one, so if you want some good stories to enjoy in the great indoors with air conditioning, then pickup some of these Telltale games that let you choose your own path at a great price. From today July 27th to July 30th it’s the SHIELD […]
The Google Cast Receiver while it’s not an app you would open and navigate it’s one that makes an appearance in every Android TV users life quite often. It’s the bread and butter of how casting is so smooth and “just works”. If you want to be on the cutting edge of casting then Google […]
Today NVIDIA announced an update all SHIELD TV owners should know about. That is that YouTube 360 degrees is here today as promised many months ago at CES 2017. The first thing you’ll see is the streamlined UI on the sidebar. Removing channel subscriptions so if you’ve got what seems like an endless list like […]
Big news for 2017/2016 (sorry 2015) Sony 4K Android TV owners. Sony Electronics announced yesterday that with recent/upcoming firmware updates, Amazon Echo devices can now control 2017 Sony 4K HDR televisions with Android TV. With this update users can ask Alexa to perform basic TV functions such as controlling the TV power, volume, play/pause/stop/fast forward controls, […]
Amazon’s once a year Prime day is in full stride now and NVIDIA has joined in on the fun. Buy a new 16GB or 500GB Pro SHIELD TV and gets $20 off the total price. Not bad so if you’re in the market for a SHIELD TV visit the link below. It’s sold by and […]
Everyone wants a 4k display, TV or monitor the higher resolution the better right? Well yes, but frame rates/FPS is just as important, especially if you like games or high speed sports. Google seems to have had the same thought process, given its latest “video smoothness” feature addition to the 4K-capable Chromecast Ultra with firmware version […]
A long time ago CyanogenMod became LineageOS and they pushed libraries on GitHub and one caught my attention. It was those for Android TV. This has to mean they were building it for something right? It wasn’t just because they can. well today under the codename foster we have confirmation it was for something and […]
So in the past few days you might have noticed YouTube looks a bit different than it previously did, there’s a good reason for this it’s because it’s reached v2.0 and if you have any experience with YouTube on other platforms then you’ll notice some similarities or if you’ve got a laptop/desktop and you go […]
Android TV seems to be very popular with OTT providers and Technicolor seems to be the vendor of choice. Israel operator Partner Communications Ltd. launched this week an Android TV box in Tel Avi. The company is offering a television service without Netflix for NIS 69 monthly, rising to NIS 89 monthly if Netflix is included. This is […]
Announced at Google I/O this past year Google told us all Google Home devices were getting bluetooth streaming. Now it’s finally rolling out as users are seeing it show up in the Google Home App. Google Home has always supported streaming audio, but that was as a Chromecast target. Your app needs to have Chromecast support […]
Plug in a $70 tuner into your antenna to watch and record broadcast TV it’s that simple, as long as you have a Shield TV and TV Antenna. Instead of $180 for one of Tablo’s all in one boxes you just need this tuner and the Tablo engine app. At first, tuner buyers will get […]
Yesterday was a good day for fans of the Google Home outside the US. Canadian’s can now buy the Google Home for $179 and it speaks both English and French! Ask and you shall receive the latest Canadian stories from sources such as the CBC, Radio Canada, Global News, Sportsnet, TC Media, The Weather Network / […]
Sony will be launching and expanding its flagship A1E series with the larger 77″ OLED TV model this summer, and it will be the second most expensive television from Sony at the moment (the company’s most expensive TV right now is the monstrous 100-inch Z9D, at US$ 60,000). Sony.com recently added its brand new Sony […]
Neat right? Back in April, the fast food chain created a sneaky TV spot that served as a hack for Google Home. The ad featured the phrase “OK, Google, what is the Whopper burger,” which triggered any Google Home device within earshot to start reading aloud from the Whopper Wikipedia page. Whoever thought this up deserved […]
Summer is here and the SHIELD summer game sale is HOT. From June 22 through June 25, save up to 80% on these sizzling GeForce NOW titles. From exploring the award-winning world of The Witcher 3: Game of the Year to escaping zombie hoards on a remote beach resort in Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition, gamers will have plenty of opportunities […]
Evolution You Say? Speaker, speaker, speaker everything and everyone has a speaker in some form or some shape to play some noise from music to phone calls to the latest podcast. Bluetooth, WiFi, Smart or good old Aux or RCA you connect to your speaker(s). In the past 10 years we’ve redefined speakers to adapt to […]