Gadgetory

today we're announcing Android TV so this isn't a new platform that's kind of the point we're simply giving TV the same level of attention as phones and tablets have traditionally enjoyed we want you to be able to leverage your existing skills and investment in Android and extend them to TV there's now one android sdk for all form factors so today i'm going to use the android TV app on my phone and the best way to understand android TV is to just see it in action so what you're about to see is hot off the press and really just an early look at the TV support that we're adding to the de L Developer Preview so in L we added what we call the TV input framework to Android so it enables android-based TVs to handle video from sources such as hdmi TV tuners and IPTV receivers and the UI provides a unified view of your channels in a familiar channel hopping you I the channel information on the top now if you want to do something different just like every other Android device you press home and you'll notice that home overlays on top of the content so i can keep watching while eyebrows but unlike phones and tablets where the behaviors more task-based we designed home to be a super simple Leanback experience because TVs unlike computers or mobile devices they're primarily entertainment interfaces users don't expect or want complexity from their TV as I scroll down you get immediate access to applications ordered by how often you use them scroll down again you get access to your apps also ordered by usage order now if I scroll back up to the content recommendations you can see this is a quick way for me to watch content the recommendation system is completely open any app can publish to it and it's ranked according to your usage patterns so for example i'm currently binge watching Game of Thrones I'm actually I will automatically be presented with a recommendation for the next episode like so when Android TV we decided to build a course search functionality directly into the experience powered by voice so for example I can just simply say Breaking Bad Google interpret the results get me a result for the popular TV show now with one click I can then watch you to google play movies and TV or any other service that have installed if I scroll down you'll see information on cast members scroll down again I get related search terms also YouTube clips at the bottom now I can also pivot on cast members so for example I can click on Anna Gunn I'll get that nice material transition I'll get information on the actress scroll down I can get movies and TV shows that you start in even YouTube clips of interviews with the actress now the power of google comes into its own for more abstract queries so for example i can just say oscar-nominated movies from 2002 google will interpret that query the course get me all my oscar-nominated movies and so from here of course one click I think I can watch it now search course is backed by Google's knowledge graph so I can also ask a question so for example I could say something like who played Katniss and the hunger games and of course the answer is Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Game developing for TV means creating a 10-foot user experience so called because that's typically how far you're standing from or sitting from the screen in l we've expanded the platform to support a Leanback experience with new frame or classes that help you to quickly and easily build fluid cinematic 10-foot user experiences what Android TV we enable you to take your games to the biggest screen in your house and the games are getting really good so for example let me fire up one of my favorites which is Leo's fortune with this game pad this is a really good fun game it's kind of typical of a modern android game it's got great gameplay he's got great graphics fast and fluid I also like it because our eligio X designers name is Leo he's not quite as could leave this guy but I can definitely see Matt a handlebar mustache anyway so another advantage of Android TV is you can tap into google play games to share our achievements and leaderboards with friends you can even play multiplayer games with your friends playing for penny device so for example I can launch NBA jam which is a really great game and play multiplayer game with my friend Alan here on the sofa let's try it at all so he's playing on his tablet I've got my game controller it's brother this so we have a bet on the first person to score is me okay first one to two okay let's go so the first one person to do has to buy the other person beard tonight let's go Oh hopefully I can actually score I'm from Ireland so i don't really understand this game android TV enables us to bring Google cast to more TVs so for example imagine Alan's visiting my house and he wants to share his new favorite John with me he could just fire a play music on his phone or tablet and cast it directly to my TV the store will open officially in the fall with the launch of L packed with some of the best content available today for Android tailored of course for TV so that's a quick overview of Android TV you