XBMC Is Alive And Kicking, Gives An Idea Of How It Looks When Running On A Nexus Q

July 16, 2012

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XBMC Is Alive And Kicking, Gives An Idea Of How It Looks When Running On A Nexus Q 4

Remember how we told you about how XBMC was on its way a few days ago? Well it's already here— albeit in an early form. CyanogenMod developer Jason Parker used his skills to develop a working port of the app for the Nexus Q and other Android-based set-top boxes, as well as most smartphones. From what we can tell, the interface looks like its centered around arrow keys and while touch input does work, the text is too small to see and operate on a smartphone or tablet. For now, it's looking like the app may be best-suited for a set-top box that can run Android apps since there will presumably be a bigger screen to work with.

As you might expect, XBMC is still in its early form, so there may be a bug or two (or three or four). Nevertheless, it's still cool to see the app being completely functional and somewhat ready for those who are ambitious enough to try it out.

source: Android Police

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Conceived as Spock’s 4th cousin, Roy has had quite the life. He was born in beautiful San Jose, California, raised in Los Angeles, California and now resides in the greater New York City area. He has always been fascinated and obsessed with technology, especially the continuous advancements of mobile platforms. He was a Blackberry slave since his undergrad days at the University of Southern California until realizing in Feb. 2011, there were greener pastures in the land of Android. His first Android phone was the Motorola Atrix 4G, and he hasn’t looked back. He currently works in corporate media, enjoys following media and technology trends, reading a good book, weightlifting, playing on his XBOX 360 and conversing with total strangers.