Rumor: Sony will bet big on Android TV – Android World

Sony has always been loyal to Google when it comes to television. The company spent several devices with completely flopped Google TV on the market and is also a partner in the newly launched Android Google TV program.

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It even Android-based Google TV was a flop for many reasons. At Google I / O developer conference of the company, we first have the new effort given by Google to be present also on the television in the living room

Read more:. Android TV, Google does Android attempt to bring to the big screen

The Chromecast was and is a brilliant product that we recommend to everyone to use, but the new Android TV is a step further. Android TV is basically a piece of software that manufacturers can use on their smart TVs, but Google will also contribute to the production of set-top boxes so that non-smart TVs can use the new version of Android. Google itself has released the Nexus Player obtain currently only in the US set-top box.

In the face of Google TV will be the interface of Android TV are much simpler to use and all known and popular streaming services will be used. Sony is once again a partner of Google in this program and now plans for the coming year leaked. We already knew that Sony was planning to go all high end 4K TVs, Android TV, but further details were not yet known.

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According to the rumors Sony in January will start the production line, so that February, the first Sony TVs with Android TV in stores. This seems to us a very tight schedule, but probably we will be able to admire the first models at CES. Regarding price Sony will rumored cast models in a price range of $ 700 to $ 4,000.

Sony regarding its television division a lot to do, because the company has received since pounded the recent years. Android TV, Sony ensures that the user can use the Google Play store. Add to that the gaming capabilities of Google and Sony on it would just prove to be a very nice product range.

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still These are rumors and Sony has none of these attached plans. The next time when we know more will come of the plans of Sony’s CES in the United States in January

Source:. Mobile Geeks

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