Google finally launches its long-awaited Mi Box

As Google TV struggled, Roku and Amazon Fire TV were seemingly taking over the market. Google finally let its TV platform go, but announced it would be replaced with Android TV.  The company also promised its own set-top player known as the Mi Box. It has taken since June, but the much-anticipated Mi Box, announced at Google I/O, is finally hitting the market. Hugo Barra, formerly of Google and now of Xiaomi, tweeted the news today and the box was soon up for same on the company website for $69 (already out of stock). The box is based on Android… [Continue Reading]