Askey
TV Box/Dongle
http://www.askey.com.tw
Askey TV Box/Dongle
ASKEY Computer
Computer Corporation
Corporation
ASKEY
Askey TV Box/Dongle
Askey TV Box/Dongle:
What Is It?
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It is a mini Android PC!
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It is a smartphone companion!
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It is a Skype Phone!
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It is a smartphone video player!
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It is a game machine!
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Product Specification
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Rockchip ARM A9 Cortex 1.4-1.6 GHz Dual Core CPU
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1GB DDR, 8GB NAND flash
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Android 4.1
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WiFi + Bluetooth
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Remote WiFi soft keyboard + mouse APK on Android phone
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Remote WiFi game motion sensor game controller on phone
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DLNA media share support
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Apple Airplay media share – no mirroring
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Askey Special Software Features
• 1. BT Soft keyboard mouse APK
• 2. Automatic one key setup software
• 3. Simple P2P smartphone file transfer
• 4. Unattended remote SKYPE answering
• 5. Remote music player
• 6. Airprint and Google WiFi print support (tiafu)
• 7. NAS support (TianFu)
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Earphone jack
USB
DC in
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Askey Dongle Special Features
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Integrated single chip WiFi + BT
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BT soft keyboard/mouse on phone/tab.
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Patented silicon antenna design
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Earphone Mic for SKYPE, gTalk
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File Transfer: phone to U disk on box
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IR indicator
Tack switch *3
LED
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MIC
Jack
Earphone
Jack
HDMI
SD slot
LAN
USB4
USB1
USB3
Power
USB2
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Askey Box Special Features
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All above special features in Dongle plus:
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3 programmable buttons with LEDs for SKYPE,
customized programming
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Internal MIC, Speaker for voice app.
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Infra red IR transmitter to control TV, DVR..etc
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Power ON/OFF button and LED.
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Askey Box Special Features:
Why 3 Programmable Buttons &LEDs
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3 buttons are programmable by Apps (APK)
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Buttons and LEDs used without TV on.
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Software tools, SDK and sample codes for user
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Customized function examples:
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1. If email arrives, lit up left LED.
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2. email can be converted to voice email by Google voice
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3.To listen to voice email, press left button below lit LED.
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4. Press middle and right button for next or previous email.
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5. To reply voice email, press and hold middle button and speak
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6. Voice prompt e.g. “press F1 to read” for each step.
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Other examples: WeChat, gTalk, SKYPE
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Askey Box Special Features:
Why int & ext MIC/Speaker
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Both External and Internal MIC/Speaker for voice Apps
like Skype, WeChat
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TV may be off, but still get voice call.
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Perfect for WeChat, Skype, gTalk.
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No external wires, MIC/Speaker need
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External MIC/Speaker for privacy, extra flexibility.
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Internal for quick convenience
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Askey Box Special Features:
Why IR transmitter
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IR transmitter works as remote control for TV, DVR, STB
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IR transmitter cable plug into IR TX jack,
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Long IR cable can be placed in front of TV, DVR etc.
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User programmable IR receiver to learn control code.
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Software App to set up to send control code to TV, DVR.
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E.g. turn on TV, switch to HDMI2 for Askey box
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OR schedule Askey TV to turn on DVR at 3 am.
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Bluetooth (BT) Soft Keyboard (KBD) Mouse
Why we need it?
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For travelers, you bring dongle and smartphone, NO mouse.
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All other vendors need physical USB mouse to set up WiFi password.
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Without USB mouse, you cannot setup WiFi, dongle is dead.
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Solution: BT Soft KBD/mouse as a downloadable APK for Android
phones
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Download/install BT KBD-mouse APK on Android phone/tab
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and use it as keyboard mouse.
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TV box/dongle will auto start, set up to receive BT keyboard mouse
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TV box/dongle can also accept physical BT mouse/keyboard.
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Why Bluetooth is important
in TV box/dongle?
• WiFi needs set up, password, BT can auto detect like iMac PC.
• BT earphones, speakers are common.
• BT earphone is ideal for voice SKYPE.
• BT implementation is low cost and driver is common
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BT soft keyboard mouse
what does it look like on smartphone?
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Status
Connected
To TV box?
Hide keyboard
Mouse only
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Example of wifi setup picture
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File Transfer
Smartphone to/from TV box-dongle
A simple way to back up video, photo from phone to USB Drive.
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TV box/dongle can support large USB drive; even 2T disk.
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User’s smartphone has lots of files, Docs, videos, photos or music to transfer.
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User installed our Android App on Android phone/tab.
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Simple tap and drag to transfer
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Files are transferred directly to USB
disk attached to TV box/dongle
wifi
TV dongle
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File Transfer vs NAS support
TV box
with NAS
connected
to LAN
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NAS – Network Attached Storage
NAS is for multiple network attached storage devices
NAS implemented in TV box
Allows multiple storages to be access from iOS/Android
devices
iOS
(iPhone) or
Android.
NAS is for file access/management among
multiple storages in a network.
Askey file transfer is phone to TV 1 to 1 transfer
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Unattended Remote Skype Answering
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Your home
with TV box
+video cam
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You are far from home, No one’s home. but
Want to see what is going on at home?
Now you
are here.
Install and use SKYPE on your Android phone to call home
Home TV box Skype will auto answer and let you see video of home.
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Use Skype from
outside to TV box at home
3G
Remote phone
TV BOX
Home TV
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TV Box: Game Machine
Smartphone as Game Controller
TV box
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This is standard feature from Rockchip.
Other chipset solution may not have this
Runs game on TV, Smartphone as controller
Use phone as game controller
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iOS
(iPhone) or
Android.
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You can play like this
GOOD GAME, MOTION GAME!
BUT SCREEN IS TOO SMALL!
NOT COOL!
• Play game on Phone
– Battery power limited
– Computing power limited
• Small screen
Phone
– Inaccurate control to the game role
– Bad for eyes when played a long
period time
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You can play like this …
I'M MOVED...
BUT ONLY MOVIES?BORING!!
I WANNA PLAY MOTION GAME ON TV!
Phone
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YOU JUMP.I JUMP!
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Watch movie /TV shows only
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Play simple and uninteresting game
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Can it run wonderful motion games ? NO…
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Can you play like this?
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TVBOX connect TV with physical line
– Is that convenient? Of course , NO !!!
No sensors on TVBOX
– SO ~~~CANNOT play motion game.
WORKING OR NOT?
THIS A QUESTION!
Phone
LEAVE ME ALONE!!
I HAVE NO SENSOR.
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This is what you really want?
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Or spend lots of money (> $200) to buy a
XBOX/WII ?
 Wait a second …
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YES! This is what you exactly want!
SO COOL!
I LOVE THIS GAME!!
Phone
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Games run on TVBOX; app RemoteControl run on your phone
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Phone connect TVBOX through wireless
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Phone send SENSOR data to TVBOX,
GAME RUNNING IN IT
TVBOX get the data and regard them as local data ,use the data to control game.
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Remote control demo
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Air print
How to print files such as doc, PPT,
XLS, photos from phone to a printer?
One way is using USB cable to
connect phone to PC, then connect
Printer to PC via USB.
usb cable
iphone usb cable
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Air print
Another way is using WiFi printer- this kind of printer is expensive
wifi
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Our solution
TV dongle
(wifi, cups included)
wifi
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Printer
No need to install App on iOS phone
Print on regular USB printer (not WiFi printer);
Printer connected to dongle by USB cable；
Android phones use Google Print.
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Remote Music Player
speaker
Songs output to speaker
Controlled by phone
USB disk
with songs
wifi
Ethernet cable
router
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THANKS FOR WATCHING!
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