Turn Your TV Into an Android Tablet!
This is one cool, geeky device. I saw it on Tekzilla this week. Can haz? It turns your TV into a HUGE Android tablet. How cool is that?
“The Pocket TV might be small in size but it has great power within. It rocks a Cortex A9 processor packing 1GHz of power, 1GB of RAM and runs Android 4.0 (which works similarly to Apple’s iOS for you Apple fans!). It uses the HDMI port of any TV for display and can be controlled with either the standard IR remote or the more interactive Air Remote. You can connect it to any TV set as long as it has a HDMI port and it can display up to 1080p resolution. The USB port allows you to attach an external hard drive, a wireless keyboard and mouse or a video camera for video calls. You can even bump up the storage by inserting an SD card into the Micro SD card slot.
Unboxing
The Pocket TV is ready to go out of the box. Just unpack it, connect it to your TV and you can start using it immediately. It comes with two cables, a power adapter, an infrared remote and the Infinitec Air Remote. The miniUSB cable is for powering up your Pocket TV and can be connected directly to the power adapter or alternatively can be plugged into a free USB port on your TV (only for power). The other cable is the signal receiver for the infrared remote and must be connected to the jack port of the Pocket TV. Once you have your cables connected your Pocket TV will power up bringing the full power of Android to your TV screen.
Air Remote
The first time you use the Air Remote you will find that it takes your hands a few minutes to adjust to the sensitivity of your motions. Within a few hours you’ll feel right at home, clicking, pointing and swiping like a pro!
Ports
The Pocket TV has four ports: a microUSB port for power, a microSD card slot, an output jack and a regular USB port for connecting peripherals. In order to start using your Pocket TV you need to power it up by connecting a power source to the microUSB port. For this you can use the attach cable and connect it either to the power adapter or to a USB port on your TV. We recommend you use the power adapter since the power source from the TV can be a bit jittery and may not always power up your Pocket TV correctly. You can attach the infrared cable into the jack port you plan to use the infrared remote which is won’t be necessary if you plan use the Air Remote. To use the Air Remote simply connect the USB receiver for the Air Remote to the USB port of the Pocket TV. The USB receiver can be found under the back cover of the Air Remote. We also recommend you add a USB hub to the Pocket TV in case you want to connect multiple peripherals at the same time such as a camera or a hard disk. Additionally the microSD card slot can be used to add up to 32GB of storage to your Pocket TV.
Plug and Play
Once you’ve connected your Pocket TV you’re all set up! It takes a few seconds to start up your device and the first time you do that you’ll get a setup process that will guide you through the steps of setting up your Pocket TV. Once that’s done you can begin playing with your Pocket TV just like you would if you had just bought a new tablet.”
Dude, do you have no qualms about stealing other people’s content?
Not sure what you mean. I saw the device reviewed on Tekzilla, I got the info I posted from the manufacturer’s website. I suspect they appreciate the publicity. I don’t see the harm done. When I use other content I attribute it, or provide a link to the original source. I am not trying for originality but rather reviewing and distributing tech information. It is a tech news site, not a novel, you have to get info from somewhere.