 With a success under its belt with the Chromecast, Google is officially renewing its assault in the living room with Android TV. TVs are fast becoming smarter and more connected, and really they're becoming computing devices in their own right. So we see a great opportunity to bring some of the strong capabilities of Android. Running on the Android L developer preview, you'll find Android TV on set-top boxes, similar to Apple TV Roku and consoles, but with an added focus on gaming. Today's announcement confirms details learned by The Verge this past April. Google TV, launched in 2010 with its apparent ambition to turn your television into a smartphone, is now firmly in the past. Android TV is Google's rekindled vision for your home's largest screen, and it's considerably sleeker and more in line with the competition's offerings. Entertainment is paramount this time around, as the software surfaces content from the Google Play Store and requisite partners like Netflix and Hulu, and provides recommendations based on what you watch. Search is also baked into the experience, using Google's Knowledge Graph to provide contextual information for your favorite programs. And then there's games. Gamers will be able to play multiplayer games online and earn achievements via the Google Play Games Network. The games Google is showing off are basically Android level, which is to say alright, but not totally mind blowing. And yes, there's a game controller. Android TV requires just a D-pad with voice input. Users can even control the software using an Android Wear watch. Upcoming 2015 TV sets from Sony, Sharp, TP Vision, and Philips will have Android TV built in. Razer and Asus also plan to make set-top streaming boxes that can be added to existing sets. Speaking of Chromecast, which is apparently really popular, there's a new update where you can mirror your Android device to your TV, and anyone will be able to Chromecast to your TV without needing to be on your Wi-Fi network. Android TV is coming this fall alongside Android L.
 With a success under its belt with the Chromecast, Google is officially renewing its assault
 in the living room with Android TV.
 TVs are fast becoming smarter and more connected, and really they're becoming computing devices
 in their own right.
 So we see a great opportunity to bring some of the strong capabilities of Android.
 Running on the Android L developer preview, you'll find Android TV on set-top boxes,
 similar to Apple TV Roku and consoles, but with an added focus on gaming.
 Today's announcement confirms details learned by The Verge this past April.
 Google TV, launched in 2010 with its apparent ambition to turn your television into a smartphone,
 is now firmly in the past.
 Android TV is Google's rekindled vision for your home's largest screen, and it's
 considerably sleeker and more in line with the competition's offerings.
 Entertainment is paramount this time around, as the software surfaces content from the
 Google Play Store and requisite partners like Netflix and Hulu, and provides recommendations
 based on what you watch.
 Search is also baked into the experience, using Google's Knowledge Graph to provide
 contextual information for your favorite programs.
 And then there's games.
 Gamers will be able to play multiplayer games online and earn achievements via the Google
 Play Games Network.
 The games Google is showing off are basically Android level, which is to say alright, but
 not totally mind blowing.
 And yes, there's a game controller.
 Android TV requires just a D-pad with voice input.
 Users can even control the software using an Android Wear watch.
 Upcoming 2015 TV sets from Sony, Sharp, TP Vision, and Philips will have Android TV built
 in.
 Razer and Asus also plan to make set-top streaming boxes that can be added to existing
 sets.
 Speaking of Chromecast, which is apparently really popular, there's a new update where
 you can mirror your Android device to your TV, and anyone will be able to Chromecast
 to your TV without needing to be on your Wi-Fi network.
 Android TV is coming this fall alongside Android L.