[cstmstyle]

Anyone see this? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/110...full-1080p

Looks kinda like a Kinect but supposedly can run XBMC

[GortWillSaveUs]

Looks very cool,...just don't know why their emphasis is Fitness based?? Big mistake
Also,..pricing,....should be interesting to see how the market responds.

I will say this,...the video cameras that people buy for Skype are in the $100 range to begin with,..so right there, this device fits a niche.

[cstmstyle]

Would be cool to see if it can pull off some of the things that can be done with the Kinect on Xbox One

[Ned Scott]

Looks very cool,...just don't know why their emphasis is Fitness based?? Big mistake
Also,..pricing,....should be interesting to see how the market responds.

I will say this,...the video cameras that people buy for Skype are in the $100 range to begin with,..so right there, this device fits a niche.

That's pretty much their business. If you just want the hardware, an Android box that sits on top of a TV with an HD webcam, there are several that already exist and are cheaper.

I'm surprised these guys are bothering making a box when they could just focus on the software side. Have people use a small dock with TV video out and their Android phone, and you have a much more attractive solution.

[cstmstyle]

Looks very cool,...just don't know why their emphasis is Fitness based?? Big mistake
Also,..pricing,....should be interesting to see how the market responds.

I will say this,...the video cameras that people buy for Skype are in the $100 range to begin with,..so right there, this device fits a niche.

That's pretty much their business. If you just want the hardware, an Android box that sits on top of a TV with an HD webcam, there are several that already exist and are cheaper.

I'm surprised these guys are bothering making a box when they could just focus on the software side. Have people use a small dock with TV video out and their Android phone, and you have a much more attractive solution.

I wouldn't want to tie up my phone just to get the same use as what this would provide. I have never seen any other Android boxes with a 1080p HD camera that can sit on the TV who else makes them?

[Ned Scott]

Tie up your phone? Were you going to play angry birds while doing your workout? Fitness apps are already very popular for Android and iOS devices and work very well in that situation.

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pro-iGoGo-TV...B006RIU8QA
http://www.amazon.com/Android-Webcam-Int...B00FQBL7YG
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CX935-A9-...74779.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/latest-RK...17357.html

That's just a few of them. There are also a ton of HDMI sticks that have cameras, for use on side HDMI ports on TVs. Plus most Android boxes work with cheap USB web cams as well.

[cstmstyle]

Tie up your phone? Were you going to play angry birds while doing your workout? Fitness apps are already very popular for Android and iOS devices and work very well in that situation.

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pro-iGoGo-TV...B006RIU8QA
http://www.amazon.com/Android-Webcam-Int...B00FQBL7YG
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CX935-A9-...74779.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/latest-RK...17357.html

That's just a few of them. There are also a ton of HDMI sticks that have cameras, for use on side HDMI ports on TVs. Plus most Android boxes work with cheap USB web cams as well.

What I meant was why would I put my phone on top of my TV to use XBMC, Netflix, Skype, etc... Sure you can do it but personally I would want a dedicated device for it. Thanks for the links do any of them do hardware decoding with XBMC?

[Hedda]

Anyone see this? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/110...full-1080p

I asked for hardware specification and they replied that their TVPro is built around a Allwinner A31 SoC with 1GB DDR3 RAM + 8GB NAND storage

http://www.allwinner.com/product/A31.php.html

CPU· ARM Cortex™-A7 Quad-Core
· 256KB L1 Cache
· 1MB L2 Cache

GPU· PowerVR™ SGX544MP2
· Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenCL 1.x, DX 9_3

Video· UHD H.264 2160p video decoding
· Multi-format FHD video decoding, including Mpeg1/2, Mpeg4 SP/ASP GMC, H.263, H.264,etc.
· H.264 High Profile 1080p@30fps or 720p@60fps encoding
· 3840x1080@30fps 3D decoding, BD/SBS/TAB/FP supported
· 3840x1080@30fps 3D encoding
· Complies with RTSP, HTTP, HLS, RTMP, MMS streaming media protocols

Micro SD storage up to 32GB
Ethernet 100M
Wifi: 802.11 BGN
Bluetooth 4.0

Looks very cool,...just don't know why their emphasis is Fitness based?? Big mistake

Yes big mistake I think, as IMO it would have been better to only have marketed it as a Android TV / Smart TV box with integrated camera.

[LazerBlue]

Looks very cool,...just don't know why their emphasis is Fitness based?? Big mistake

Yes big mistake I think, as IMO it would have been better to only have marketed it as a Android TV / Smart TV box with integrated camera.

If marketed correctly, then no it would not be a big mistake. Honestly the fitness part may only benefits maybe 20% of the users on this site, but if advertised in the right places, they could sell a boat load of these and services to those that want an at hole personal trainer without actually having to hire someone to come to the house. I personally can count about 5 friends and acquaintances that could use this and would probably only use it for that. Its all about targeting. Obviously targeting the fitness portion here would do nothing for them.