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Do you know of any Android TV / smart tv box which has a USB port? I am currently building a magic mirror like smart map. Basically, the goal is to have a big

Do you know of any Android TV / smart tv box which has a USB port? I am currently building a magic mirror like smart map. Basically, the goal is to have a big touchscreen with Google maps or Google earth running. For touch screen support I bought a cheap USB infrared frame. I have tested it with the USB C port of my Android phone and it works well, but I have sadly not found any Android TV box which has an USB port.

TingPing 5y ago
I believe many that use usb for power, like Google's, are real ports that can be split with a hub.
- joombaga 5y ago
  That's correct. The Chromecast w/ Google TV works with the same USB-C hub I use with my MacBook Pro and Nintendo Switch.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  Oh wow, that is news to me. That would be what I'm looking for! Thanks
grishka 5y ago
The very first one, ADT-1, does have a USB port. I have one, but it's a prototype kind of thing and Google never really sold these to the general public. I got mine at Google I/O. That said, you could probably find them on ebay.
Jackdanie1s 5y ago
Check out the formuler boxes, the gtv is android certified
lostlogin 5y ago
I used to put Xibo on crappy boxes like this one here for work. They never had the same internals, even if I used the same supplier. They usually thought they were a phone when you dug into their software. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/electronics-photography/media-streaming/smart-tv-boxes/listing/3151891440 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/electronics-photogra...
kmonsen 5y ago
I think the new nvidia stick has a USB port if you disassemble it a tiny bit.
mschuster91 5y ago
> Do you know of any Android TV / smart tv box which has a USB port? Build your own with a Raspberry Pi. The new ones pack quite some heat in terms of performance.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  Unfortunately I don't think Android is officially available for the Raspberry Pi.. But what I did to test my frame was installing Android x86 on a NUC. The reason why I want Android is because the Google Maps and Google Earth apps there already provide the touch experience I want.

TingPing 5y ago

I believe many that use usb for power, like Google's, are real ports that can be split with a hub.

joombaga 5y ago
That's correct. The Chromecast w/ Google TV works with the same USB-C hub I use with my MacBook Pro and Nintendo Switch.
sureglymop 5y ago
Oh wow, that is news to me. That would be what I'm looking for! Thanks

grishka 5y ago

The very first one, ADT-1, does have a USB port. I have one, but it's a prototype kind of thing and Google never really sold these to the general public. I got mine at Google I/O. That said, you could probably find them on ebay.

Jackdanie1s 5y ago

Check out the formuler boxes, the gtv is android certified

lostlogin 5y ago

I used to put Xibo on crappy boxes like this one here for work. They never had the same internals, even if I used the same supplier. They usually thought they were a phone when you dug into their software. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/electronics-photography/media-streaming/smart-tv-boxes/listing/3151891440 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/electronics-photogra...

kmonsen 5y ago

I think the new nvidia stick has a USB port if you disassemble it a tiny bit.

mschuster91 5y ago

> Do you know of any Android TV / smart tv box which has a USB port? Build your own with a Raspberry Pi. The new ones pack quite some heat in terms of performance.

sureglymop 5y ago
Unfortunately I don't think Android is officially available for the Raspberry Pi.. But what I did to test my frame was installing Android x86 on a NUC. The reason why I want Android is because the Google Maps and Google Earth apps there already provide the touch experience I want.