Media player is one of the default applications of all Android products and anyone can use it to play different file formats, from various audio formats to numerous video files. This player can also be used with the USB flash drives and set-top boxes type, both having a great variety of applications to the end-users.
USB flash drives can be used with most of the Android devices
Now, especially in media players, USB flash drives can be used with most of the Android devices. If you look at MK802, you will see that unlike many other USB memory drives, it has a 512MB RAM capacity plus a 4GB storage capacity, which can be extended with the help of a regular USB flash drive or a micro SD card. In fact, the MK802 is not a USB flash drive at all, it is more of a mini computer that uses Android operating system and even Ubuntu or PicUntu Linux distributions can be installed on these devices. It has its own processor, video card and Wi-Fi capability. As connectors, this device provides a HDMI slot, micro-USB 2.0, USB 2.0, a micro SD slot and power via micro-USB OTG. Now, you can find MK802 that runs Android’s Ice Cream sandwich version and the fact that you can pair it with a portable hard drive or a large storage capacity USB flash drive, makes this Android media player an efficient and flexible device with many applications.
HDMI connector can turn your TV into an Android system
An interesting fact is that, through its HDMI connector, the MK802 can turn your TV into an Android system. You can actually play movies and by inserting a memory card into it, you can watch on the TV picture slide shows or other media presentations. Also, a wireless mouse can be attached to this media player or other USB mouse or keyboard. And connected to wireless router, the MK802 USB stick can turn your regular TV into a Smart TV with an internet connection. The only thing this device misses is a SIM card holder, which would enable it to connect to mobile networks for mobile calls or a mobile internet connection. But maybe this feature will be available in the near future.
Now, let’s get a quick look at the set-top boxed media player, as people are more familiar with the Google TV. These devices are one of the new releases. Just by adding the set top boxes, your TV will have all the functionalities of an Android device, if your TV just has an HDMI slot available. These Android products can be connected to an external storage device in order to access your media files, but they also have an internal 4 GB storage capacity. They usually hold a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, at least 512 MB RAM and an Ethernet port. Many other features are included in various models like Bluetooth connectivity, micro SD slots, game pad and keyboard combos and many other ones.