Category: Android TV

Getting‌ ‌a‌ ‌Smart‌ ‌TV‌ ‌this‌ ‌Christmas?‌ ‌Go‌ ‌for‌ ‌Android!‌ ‌

The‌ ‌smart‌ ‌televisions‌ ‌I’ve‌ ‌owned‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌past‌ ‌have‌ ‌bugged‌ ‌me‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌number‌ ‌of‌ ‌reasons.‌ ‌Firstly, and‌ ‌especially‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌“early”‌ ‌versions,‌ ‌you’d‌ ‌find‌ ‌the‌ ‌whole‌ ‌experience‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌slow. Secondly,‌ ‌the‌ ‌apps‌ ‌were‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌clunky‌ ‌and‌ ‌thirdly,‌ ‌they‌ ‌wouldn’t‌ ‌update‌ ‌very‌ ‌often. A‌ ‌modern‌ …

Humax delivers the first Android TV 4K Freeview Play Recorder

TV here in the UK has experienced a massive rebirth in these past few years. There’s thousands of channels, on-demand content and catch-up services now, but having the right box to consume it all can be tricky. For many, you rely on your TV to do the magic, …

Disney+ now live in the UK, with an extra treat

Here in the UK, as we all sit in a lockdown situation, we’ve now got Disney+. Yay. Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic and The Mandalorian. However, although it’s £5.99 a month (or £59.99 per year), they’re now offering a 7-day free trial, so you can dip your toe …

Sony at IFA 2017

This morning I just made it to the Sony Press Conference with Peter Holden of Talk Android. Another event, another incremental series of product launches, or was there more? Read on here on Coolsmartphone.com to find the answer to this existential question… We came in as a German …

Remix OS ….. He’s dead Jim

It is a story that is oh-so-familiar these days. Along comes a version of an operating system that could be a game changer, it gets praised and supported by those on the cutting edge. Roll on a few years and things have got very quiet with not much …

ProBox 2 Air PLUS Android TV Box – Review

Last year I carried out a review of a new Android TV streaming box called the Probox 2 Air. You can view it here, which in summary, I was truly impressed with. Well, I’ve been asked if I wanted to review the latest version of this streaming box – …

Watching football free on Kodi? Not for long..

Got a Kodi box? Just using it to stream personal content like recorded videos to your TV yeah? No, of course you’re not. Kodi boxes, as we mentioned previously, have now become more and more popular for another reason. With very little knowledge, anyone can add plugins to …

ProBox 2 Air Android TV Box – Review

Some time ago I decided to cancel my current satellite TV subscription. To be honest I thought the monthly fee was extortionate and decided to go along the “cable cutters route”. I found that I could get nearly all, if not all of the content I wished to …

An Android TV box – It’s time for me to dive in

Some time ago I nearly got into the whole Android TV Box experience. I’d written this post about how some “fully loaded” boxes are able to deliver Sky TV without you actually paying for it. I’ve not taken the leap just yet, but I have been messing around …

Google Nexus Player announced

Along with the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 announced yesterday, Google also told us about a brand new device called the Nexus Player. The Nexus Player is an Android TV device that has a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor at its heart, has onboard wi-fi and connects to …