CES 2015: Razer Announces Forge TV, a $100 Android-Powered Game Console

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Another attempt to get Android in the living room

You can always count on Razer to introduce a surprise product or two every year at the Consumer Electronics Show. Last year it was Project Christine, a modular PC concept that may one day become an actual consumer product. And this year? Well, Razer has multiple items on tap, including Forge TV, which it describes as a high-performance Android TV micro-console with a lofty goal.
That lofty goal is to "bring hardcore PC gaming and Android gaming into the living room" through a new gaming ecosystem. The ecosystem in question consists of the following parts:

• Razer Forge TV micro-console
• Razer Cortex: Stream -- a proprietary streaming technology that's hardware agnostic and DX9 (or higher) compatible
• Razer Serval -- console style Bluetooth gaming controller
• Razer Turret -- wireless living room gaming mouse and lapboard

"Razer Forge TV is a device that is able to bring together the most popular elements of an entertainment center," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. "It powers popular music and movie apps and plays Android TV games that an entire family can enjoy. For the hardcore gaming audience, it will bring PC gaming to the couch. Razer Forge TV is what we see as the future of consoles."
The Forge TV is the main component here, and it consists of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.5GHz, Adreno 420 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, Bluetooth 4.1 + HS, 802.11ac (2x2) Wi-Fi, and GbE LAN port, HDMI 1.4 output.
In addition to gaming on the Forge TV, users will have access to other types of apps and will be able to interact with the console through their mobile devices, including iOS, Android, Chromebook, Windows, and more.
Forge TV will be available in the first quarter for $100, or $150 bundled with a Serval controller.
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