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Primele imagini cu Android TV
Din cand in cand apar companii care sustin ca, in final, au reusit sa 'repare' TV-ul. Ne vorbesc despre cum au transformat un terminal prost intr-o platforma inteligenta. La nici cateva luni vedem ca ideile care le aveau producatorii in minte esuaza deoarece nu reusesc sa le aplice intr-un format cat mai simplu. Aceasta a fost si soarta Google TV-ului care a devenit 'cel mai prost exemplu'. Dar ceea ce aceste companii au inceput sa realizeze este ca nu trebuie sa 'repare' televizorul, nu inca. Ele si-au dat seama ca trebuie doar sa puna contentul potrivit in momentul potrivit, cat de simplu se poate.
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According to documents obtained exclusively by The Verge, Google is about to launch a renewed assault on your television set called Android TV. Major video app providers are building for the platform right now. Android TV may sound like a semantic difference — after all, Google TV was based on Android — but it’s something very different. Android TV is no longer a crazy attempt to turn your TV into a bigger, more powerful smartphone. "Android TV is an entertainment interface, not a computing platform," writes Google. "It’s all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction." It will be "cinematic, fun, fluid, and fast."
Dar ce inseamna toate astea? Inseamna ca Android TV va arata si se va simti la fel ca celelalte set-top boxuri de pe market, incluzand Apple TV,Amazon Fire TV si Roku. Viziunea Google pentru Android TV este mult mai putin ambitioasa si mult mai usor de inteles. Compania cere developerilor sa construiasca aplicatii extrem de simple pentru o interfata extrem de simpla. Cu toate ca Android tot va fi 'sub capota', interfata va consta intr-un set de 'carduri' care reprezinta filme, showuri, aplicatii si jocuri. Folosesti telecomanda pentru a da scroll in stanga si in dreapta pentru mai multe sugestii si in sus/jos pentru diferitele categorii. Ca la majoritatea set-top boxurile, fiecare item va fi un poster sau o coperta in miniatura. Telecomanda va avea si butoanele specifice Android: Enter, Home si Back. Deasemenea vor exista si controllere 'optionale'.
Android TV va suporta si voice commands/notifications - cu toate ca Google ii incurajeaza pe developeri sa nu foloseasca notifactii, decat in situatii speciale. Per total, Android TV este foarte similiar cu noul set-top box al celor de la Amazon, Amazon Fire TV. Insa produsul Google, Android TV, va sugera content direct pe homescreen. Cu toate ca poti folosi aplicatii de genul Netflix & Co., nu acesta este scopul Android TV. Google vrea sa ai totul pe homescreen si daca, de exemplu, te uitai la Dr. Who pe telefon si ajungi acasa sa poti sa continui de unde ai ramas pe Android TV.
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"Access to content should be simple and magical," reads one Google document, which adds that it should never take more than three clicks or gestures to go from the homescreen to enjoying a new piece of content. Even search appears to be secondary to intuitively understanding what you want and delivering it as soon as possible, though search will be still be one of Android TV’s primary tools. In addition to universal search, pressing the Search button on the controller will let you search from within individual apps as well.
Presupunand ca documentele obtinute de cei de la The Verge sunt corecte, Google selecteza developeri care sa creeze aplicatii si jocuri pentru Android TV si ii incurajeaza sa foloseasca un design minimalist. Din screenshoturile de mai jos putem vedea aplicatiile Google precum Play Movies,Youtube, Hangouts etc dar si aplicatii 3rd party - Vevo, Netflix, Hulu, Pandora si cateva jocuri.
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"Android TV is Android, optimized for the living room consumption experience on a TV screen," writes the company, but the focus is on simplicity for now. Google is stripping away unneeded features like telephony, cameras, touchscreen support and near-field communication to keep developers focused, and handing them ready-made interfaces where they can hopefully just plug in shows, games, photos, music, and films. Perhaps there’s room for inventive new applications that harness the big screen, but the entry point is people lazing on the couch.
Pe moment, Android TV poate nu suna a ceva 'mare' ca Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV sau de ce nu, Xbox One/PS4. Cu toate ca dupa 'mizerabilul' fail al Google TV foarte multa lume nu va mai acorda Android TV o noua sansa insa, dupa cum putem vedea cu Amazon Fire TV, lumea vrea un set-top box cat se poate de simplu. Cei de la Google nu au dorit sa comenteze.
Sursa: The Verge
