The Newest Remix IO Gadget Can Switch Desktop,Android TV Box And Gaming Console

     The Remix IO is basically a mixture of the Mini PC gadget that we reviewed last year, and a more conventional set-top box. When using it in desktop mode users will have access to the now-familiar Remix OS, complete with its desktop-style windowed interface running Android applications from the Play Store. A mouse and keyboard are the best way to interact in this mode. But if you move it to your television (or simply open the launcher or applications in TV mode), it suddenly becomes an Android TV experience, with the same app interface that you'd get on something like the Nexus Player or SHIELD TV. There's a lot of custom software going on in the background - for example, while apps like YouTube and games launch with their Android TV interfaces, there's no Leanback launcher. IO uses a custom "TV Mode" launcher instead.
      Remix IO has a special software that will make it simple to map any touch controls to a physical controller or keyboard.
     If there's a weak spot in the IO, it's the hardware. According to the Kickstarter page, the box uses an RK3368 CPU octa-core processor running at 1.5GHz paired to 2GB of RAM... which isn't going to impress anyone who's been looking at the SHIELD TV. 16GB of storage is anemic for anything billing itself as a game console, though users can add storage via a MicroSD card slot (and presumably set it to adopted storage, too). Even with these ho-hum technical specs, Jide says the Remix IO can handle 4K video just fine... we'll see. When it's ready to ship to backers in March, the IO will be running Android 7.0 underneath the Remix interface.
     Remix IO is scheduled to ship to backers in March of next year, though as always with Kickstarter projects, there may be significant delays as production begins.