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For many consumers, the most interesting CES 2017 reveal came from Nvidia, which updated its Android-powered Shield TV box with a number of new features.
While specs were thin on the ground, the Shield – Nvidia has got a case of the Apples and wants us to call the refreshed box simply 'the Shield' – now boasts full-fat 4K HDR capabilities. A 2016 firmware update allowed the device to stream limited content from YouTube in 4K and Netflix in HDR, but now it now offers built-in support for Netflix as well as adding Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, and games streaming (for those with powerful enough PC rigs) to its 4K arsenal. Just as intriguingly, the new Shield also comes with Google Assistant built in, complete with the usual array of voice-based music control and video playback functionality, plus things like Samsung SmartThings. There's even an accompanying peripheral – Nvidia Spot. Similar to Amazon's Echo Dot, you plug it in anywhere in your home and it picks up your voice commands. The new Shield is available to buy immediately and is priced at £190/$199 for the base 16GB model, or £280 for the significantly more capacious 500GB Shield Pro. UK pricing and availability for the Spot has yet to be confirmed, but it's going for $50 a pop in the States. Related: New Nvidia Shield and Spot – all you need to know |
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