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AKAI Launches Android Based Smart Box For TVs

Japanese Consumer Electronics brand, Akai, has launched the AKAI Smart Box, an internet enabled set top box that will allow users to convert all kinds of television sets including CRT, Plasma, LCD or LED TVs into a smart TV. The Smart Box is based on Google's Android 2.3 operating system and is available across India at an introductory offer price of Rs. 6,590 (M.R.P. Rs. 6990). The Smart Box comes with a wireless mouse for navigation instead of a remote, and is equipped with a 4GB internal memory and supports memory up to 32 GB through an SD Card slot. The Smart Box runs on an ARM A8 chip. It allows users to connect to the internet and browse websites, read and access online content including books, newspapers, emails, weather, market updates, games, music, videos and access social networking sites on their television through the device. Apart from that, it also supports Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) which allows the user to access and share digital content (videos, photos, music) from his mobile phone or computer on to the TV screen directly when on a common Wi-Fi network. Users can also download Android apps from Google Playstore on their device. Connectivity-wise, the device supports 2G and 3G networks, WiFi, LAN, and has 4 USB ports, which means that besides a mouse, key-board and webcam, one can also connect a hard disk or a pen-drive and play movies, music and pictures on the TV itself. Apart from that, it can also save pictures…

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