Android TV: leak reveals Google's latest TV tech

Google is set to release Android TV, a new vision for smart TVs - putting it into competition with the just-launched Amazon FireTV, as well as its own Chromecast.

Android TV is a more ambitious project than the Chromecast, however. It's a complete platform for media, apps and games, more similar to the Google TV - Google's first platform for smart TVs, released in 2010, which struggled to gain momentum and ended up costing TV makers millions.

The new system promises a simpler experience based on a set-top box, according to d The Verge. It's unclear whether Google plans to build Android TV set-top boxes itself, or to offer the platform to third-party manufacturers.

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