Multimedia “harvester” based on Android OS: RoverBox

Not so long ago, I described an Android-based game console , which, in general, is unlikely to get a large consumer audience. But the multimedia “harvester” RoverBox may well become a center of entertainment at home. As you can see, Android is gradually "moving to the masses", and not only as a platform for mobile devices. RoverBox presented by RoverComputers is a really practical and quite stylish device. Honestly, I personally liked the look of the RoverBox wireless keyboard the most, but the device itself also looks pretty good.



Like other devices of this type, RoverBox allows you to watch TV, surf the Web, communicate on social networks. In general, RoverBox is positioned as a device that extends the functionality of a conventional TV. As the software platform for the device, as mentioned above, Android 2.2 is used.

For convenient control, you can and should use a wireless keyboard, or rather, a control panel that is made in the form of a keyboard. If you don’t like the remote control, you can connect a standard keyboard and mouse, having received an analog desktop PC.



RoverBox developers have provided quite a few different ports and connectors, among which there is even a digital optical output SPDIF. Via USB, you can connect an external hard drive or USB flash drive. It is clear that there is also a connector for connecting a network cable. You can work on the Web without cords, for this there is a WiFi module.

Among the supported formats and codecs are the following: MKV, MOV, MP4, AVI, RM / RMVB, WMV, MKV, MP4, TS / M2TS / TP / TRP, MPG, VOB, MPG, DAT; plus H.264, VC-1, Real Video, WMA, VPG, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX4 / 5/6, Sorenson, Motion JPEG; plus MP3, WAV, WMV, AAC, OGG Vorbis, PCM, AC-3, DTS, the

device seems to be already on sale, but I could not find the price, either on the manufacturer’s website or elsewhere. Maybe someone knows?

Via rovercomputers