The article has been updated successfully.What can I expect to see in Android on Xtreamer Prodigy?
We are all happy to official announce you that your Xtreamer Prodigy 3D will allow you the benefits of Android Apps on your TV.
(1) in order to fully enjoy the android platform on the machine the user is recommended to use mouse and keyboard. The early first thousand buyers from our official shop will get their Prodigy with a free included Mini wireless Keyboard. Users will be able to use other keyboard and mouse and their remote control.
(2) the android is sitting as a layer under the official firmware of Xtreamer V.3 . It means you will have another link on your main Home Screen GUI that brings you to the world of Android Apps. The beauty of it is that any app that was originally rendered for the small display of a smartphone will be automatically rendered for 16:9 HDTV.
(3) You are recommended to use an SD card inserted inside the SD Slot in the front panel of the Xtreamer Prodigy 3D. It will allow you to store more apps and perform backups .
(4) The Android version that runs on the prodigy is version 2.2.1 (froyo) which was compiled to run on MIPS. For those of you who cannot tell the difference of MIPS and ARM based platforms we should now just say that smartphones are ARM based and not all apps and games that run smooth on your latest Smartphone will run perfect or at all on the device. It is a matter of how the publisher of the given app compiled his application initially.
(4) The android version that you will all have soon will allow you to copy .apk (android apps) to a usb or sd card in order to install them on your device.
(5) You can use Dropbox to sync apps or files to and from the device. The dropbox apps works flawlessly and allows you even to stream photos music and files.
(6) You can enjoy on your TV a wide collection of Music Playback apps that will allow you the world of online radio. shoutcast and even streaming video. (in the pix below you can see more info)
(7)Twitter and Facebook Apps works great and display just as you would have expected .
(8) MSN messenger and Skype works fine as well (for chat only as there was no video support in this apps when froyo was out)
(9) Regional Video and TV channels and News is supported very well. Users from UK will be able to enjoy BBC iPlayer fully. Users from USA will enjoy Hulu and Netflix. User from israel will enjoy MAKO VOD, Channel 10 with full news and videos.
(10) Yes. You will be able to display on your screen all Microsoft Office file like PPT. DOC. XLS and even PDF ( you will be required to install software that supports that like DocumentsToGO)