Convert Your TV Into A Smart TV With Android SmartPod @Rs 9,499

SmartPod is built with Enhanced Android featuring multi-user login capability, which the company claims is a first for any Android device around the world.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012:  Woxi Media announced the launch of SmartPod for TV, which is a compact box that connects virtually to any TV and converts it into a Super Smart TV. SmartPod has been designed in Sunnyvale, California and Pune, India, keeping the needs of Indian consumers in mind.  

SmartPod is built with Enhanced Android featuring multi-user login capability, a first for any Android device around the world. It supports up to eight unique users on the device, enabling everyone in the family to get a personalised Internet experience. Users can always be logged in to their own Internet services like Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc., and not have to log-in and log-out depending on who is using the SmartPod. The unique home-screen is optimised for lean-back TV experience and for brings TV-ease of use to SmartPod.

Commenting at the launch, Amit Gattani, president, Woxi Media said, “SmartPod will revolutionize the way people consume the Internet and enjoy gaming on TV. With the launch of the SmartPod in India, consumers can finally enjoy a delightful internet experience on TV. SmartPod is the first product in the world featuring breakthrough AppCasts technology that delivers users a unique and personalized Internet experience, without the need to hunt, download, manage and maintain 100s of individual Apps. Think of it like your personal content jinni – AppCasts technology does the hard work of sifting through the best internet content so you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the latest of the web in locally relevant categories such as Entertainment, Bollywood, Lifestyle, Education, Sports, Regional and much more.”

AppCasts is a unique cloud based Woxi Application that delivers 100s of Content Applications through only Android App that’s installed on the device: 100s of Apps in 1. SmartPod comes standard with a Magic Motion Gaming RF remote control with built in gyros and sensors for motion gaming. In addition to most popular pre-installed games, users can choose and download from a huge selection of thousands of free or paid games available on the Android Google Play store and enjoy an unrivalled gaming experience on the big screen.

The Magic Motion remote also features an elegant, full function QWERTY keyboard for easy Web browsing, searches, Twitter and Facebook usage.

SmartPod is powered by dual processors, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 coupled with a 400MHz Mali 3D Graphics processor. In addition to internal flash storage, upto 32GB of storage is available using a plug-in SD card, or 1TB or more of storage using external USB hard disk drive. Virtually all media playback formats are supported including formats that even Smart TV’s don’t support. It connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. It also acts as a Wi-Fi router for your home to connect other devices like PCs, laptops, tablets or smartphones. 

Source: news.efytimes.com