Don’t need to replace your TV set with a new smart TV, but want to enjoy those wonderful apps and games from Google Play? Take a look at the Pocket TV, the small gadget may be able to meet your requirements.
The Pocket TV is a small pocket-sized dongle that measures 86 x 31 x 14mm and weights 30g, and designed by Infinitec, a Dubai-based technology startup. As we can see from the images, the dongle features portable design, using the integrated HDMI connector, you can conveniently connect the Pocket TV with your TV set in order to convert a normal TV into a smart TV, because the dongle runs on Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system, and features WiFi and Bluetooth, moreover, the Android device also comes with 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage with microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB. Apart from that, the Pocket TV supports various remote controls, you even can control it with your smartphone, and the integrated USB port allows you to connect it with wireless keyboard, computer mouse or external hard drive. After the break, check out the following demo video.
At present, the designer of the Pocket TV is raising fund on Kickstarter. Pledge $110 will let you own the Android device with a standard IR remote. If you’re interested, jump to Kickstarter official site for more details.