2 new Google hardware devices have actually shown up in FCC filings, and as 9to5Google notes, it promises that theyre associated with the new Android television product thats apparently been in the works for a while. If so, the filings might suggest that Google is lastly preparing to launch it soon.
An XDA Developers report in June said that Google was preparing a TV dongle codenamed “Sabrina” that would use Android TV and a standard remote-driven UI, unlike smartphone-controlled Chromecast gadgets. One of the new FCC filings refers to an “Interactive Media Streaming Device” with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, while the other is for a “Wireless Device” with Bluetooth and a power cover, which 9to5Google hypothesizes could be Sabrina and its remote control respectively.
Well have to see whether Google has something more engaging on the method. XDA Developers at first reported that the launch was planned for this summer, so theres still time for Google to strike that window.
Unless you purchase a television with the software integrated in, there arent a lot of alternatives for Android TV right now. Theres the high-end Nvidia Shield variety, which starts at $149.99, or the $59.99 Xiaomi Mi Box S that Google itself promoted a couple of years back, however thats about it. Xiaomi did likewise simply release a $40-ish Mi TV Stick in India and Europe, which is presently the only way to get Android TV in that form aspect.
