Australia's first Android TV device arrives with Google Nexus Player.
The Google Nexus Player is finally arriving in Australian stores from next week.
The player, which runs the Android TV platform, was released in the U.S. in October 2014. It will be sold at JB Hi-Fi and Dick Smith from Tuesday for A$129. The device sits in the same market as Apple TV, and is the first device to offer Android TV locally.
You can use Google's voice search technology to find out information about programs, discover content, find a YouTube video and navigate around the screen while the interface brings your favourite TV shows or apps to the surface. It also lets you play Android games on the big screen with the game controller, which will set you back an extra A$49.
The Nexus Player, a collaboration with Asus, is billed as the "new platform that puts Android inside televisions and set-top boxes." Its main difference from Google's Chromecast dongle, which allows you to share your laptop, phone or tablet screen with your TV, is the Google interface. It will allow a user to bring up Google Play apps, music and movies, while also casting content from their devices.
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