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| XBMC for Android announced |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-07-14 17:52:52 |
| "We have been keeping a little secret.... The kind that is so much fun to share when the time comes. Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a remote, not a thin client; the real deal. No root or jailbreak required. XBMC can be launched as an application on your set-top-box, tablet, phone, or wherever else Android may be found." So, this just made Google TV useful, right? |
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| Ouya killer app. |
| By sergio on 2012-07-14 23:36:00 |
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I think XBMC could be the Ouya killer app. http://www.kickstarter.com/proje... |
 - Score: 3 |
| RE: Ouya killer app. |
| By Soulbender on 2012-07-15 02:25:39 |
| So the killer app for a game console is to watch videos? |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[2]: Ouya killer app. |
| By sergio on 2012-07-15 02:47:51 |
| Well, back in the day, one of the PS2 killer apps was playing DVD-video discs. xD |
| - Score: 5 |
| what exactly does xmbc mean |
| By sherriffwoody on 2012-07-15 05:00:41 |
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Duplicate Edited 2012-07-15 05:04 UTC |
| - Score: 1 |
| what exactly does xbmc mean |
| By sherriffwoody on 2012-07-15 05:03:19 |
| What will this allow us to do on the likes of android? |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: what exactly does xbmc mean |
| By kompak on 2012-07-15 05:48:04 |
| watch videos? |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[2]: Ouya killer app. |
| By Radio on 2012-07-15 08:10:58 |
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> So the killer app for a game console is to watch videos? Yes, because it is already plugged to the TV. Would you rather have one more cable? |
| - Score: 5 |
| Re: |
| By kurkosdr on 2012-07-15 11:35:28 |
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This makes it more urgent to find an Android phone that allows third-party apps to use the video hardware acceleration. Software decoding might be OK for Ouya, but for mobile devices (phones, tablets) it's going to be a killer for the battery. Not to mention the fact many single-core phones will not go above 720p. Even the Nexus phones are full of proprietary userland apps and binary blobs, so their hardware acceleration is not open. Overzealous open source advocates who claimed Android "is open source" and blamed the binary blobs on OEMs and carriers, are now getting strangled by facts. Just because Google dumps part of Android's source, it doesn't mean it's open source. It's mixed-model. Edited 2012-07-15 11:36 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Re: |
| By Soulbender on 2012-07-15 12:14:55 |
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> Not to mention the fact many single-core phones will not go above 720p. Does that even matter on a tiny phone screen? |
| - Score: 4 |
| Re: Not Ready Yet |
| By dmck on 2012-07-15 12:36:06 |
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I tried out the pre-beta yesterday and although the video played Ok the audio is choppy. No hardware acceleration yet. |
| - Score: 1 |
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