Sony releases smart device Smart Stick
Sony today confirmed plans to launch a new electronic-television device, similar in function to the Google Chromecast. New product allows you to add some new-fangled TV "smart" functions if he did not have them originally. This is Sony representatives told in an interview with Variety. According to the interview, the launch of Android-based device Sony Smart Stick will take place this week. Smart Stick will offer access to various online content, in particular video, music and games. However, the Smart Stick is a caveat - its price. It is $ 150, which is almost five times more expensive than Google Chromecast. many of the features offered by the device Sony, previously in one form or another are included in the smart TVs, including Sony's own TVs running Google TV. Analysts say that the device is now based Google TV has not garnered widespread popularity in the market. Smart Stick is designed for connection to modern TV's connector MHL (Mobile High-definition Link). For western users device will also offer access to Netflix and Amazon Instant Video, as well as to YouTube and browser Chrome, more precisely to its Android-version. Also, the gadget will come with a remote control and microphone that supports voice commands. recall that two months ago, Google showed the device Chromecast, which has similar functionality. The device connects to the TV via HDMI and offers a more limited set of content, getting access to it through the tablet or WiFi-network. Furthermore, the apparatus is placed 35 dollars. "For many consumers would be a strange fact that two similar devices are offered at the price of a five-fold difference in price. On the market there is a demand for solutions for Internet video, but the price level of $ 150 seems too high to me," - says Ian vogue Expert in digital media from the company Enders Analysis.
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