Acer releases Google TV set-top box with more ports

Tech 08.31.25

The Taiwanese company unexpectedly entered the TV set-top box market with the Acer 4K UHD Google TV Box model. This novelty runs on the Google TV operating system and stands out for its extensive interface.

In addition to standard HDMI, the set-top box features USB Type-C, USB Type-A, Ethernet, a microSD slot, and an S/PDIF optical audio output. A separate power connector frees up the USB Type-C.

The Amlogic S905X5 quad-core chip (Cortex-A510, Mali-G310) with a built-in 4 TOPS neural processor, graphics upscaling, and Wi-Fi 6 support powers performance. There's confusion about the amount of RAM: the press release states 3 GB, while the pre-order page states 2 GB.

It comes with a standard remote control with shortcut buttons for YouTube, YouTube Music, Netflix, Prime Video, and voice search.

So far, the device has only been released in South Africa for approximately $80. There's no information yet on plans to launch in other markets.

Kuaishou has released a large-scale model of the KAT series, adding powerful tools to the field of code intelligence.

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Tesla is fully committed to mass-producing the humanoid robot 'Optimus', and Mr. Musk claims that this will contribute to 80% of the company's value.

elon musk recently stated that tesla is fully committed to mass-producing the humanoid robot "optimus prime", and predicted that it will eventually become tesl

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The open-source efficient inference model of AntBrain reduces the inference cost by more than 50%.

ant bailing big model team recently announced the release of two new high-efficiency inference models (ring-flash-linear-2.0 and ring-mini-linear-2.0) designed

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The FF 91 2.0 from Faraday Future has been delivered to a real estate magnate in Southern California, marking the birth of a new B2B2C model.

faraday future (ff) recently announced that calvin gong, president of pinnacle real estate group, will officially deliver the next-generation ff 91 2.0 futuris

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The Korean food delivery platform has integrated Alipay and WeChat for the first time and welcomed the new visa-free policy for Chinese tourists.

it was reported that south korea's largest food delivery platform, "baedal minjok" (badal minjok), officially integrated alipay and wechat pay on september 25th

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Mr. Altman predicts that AGI will become available by 2030: AI will reshape the model of future work.

sam altman, the ceo of openai, recently made an important prediction that by 2030, a general artificial intelligence (agi) capable of surpassing human intellig

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The battery life showdown between the Apple iPhone Air and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: the winner will be determined in just one minute.

despite having a smaller battery capacity, the apple iphone air was expected to take the lead in battery life thanks to its c1x 5g modem and proprietary n1 wir

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The Google Gemini series models have been upgraded again, with significant improvements in speed and efficiency.

google recently released a major update to its large-scale language model, the gemini series. particularly noteworthy is the release of gemini 2.5 flash and fl

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The first electric car from Lamborghini isn't actually a car at all.

an italian brand known for its supercars has unveiled its first fully electric vehicle. however, what was announced this time was not a car, but an electric wa

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The new porous material could potentially extend battery life by several times.

scientists from the helmholtz center in berlin and the technical university of berlin have made significant progress in the development of next-generation lith

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A durable and inexpensive building material made from cardboard and mud.

australian scientists have demonstrated a new building material made from cardboard, soil, and water. it is suitable for low-rise buildings and has the potenti

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Ducati's electric motorcycle uses a solid battery and can reach a speed of 273 kilometers per hour.

ducati has unveiled a prototype of its electric sports bike, the v21l. one of its main features is the adoption of a solid-state battery. this is the first time

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Two-armed micro-robots are set to revolutionize the way electronic devices are manufactured.

the san francisco-based startup microfactory has unveiled a robot that is expected to revolutionize small-scale manufacturing and automation as a whole. this p

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An underwater solar panel boasting record-breaking efficiency has been developed.

south korean scientists have demonstrated that solar panels can operate efficiently not only on land but also underwater. this advancement opens up new possibi

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AinRide announces an unmanned, electric truck for autonomous driving.

the world's first fully autonomous large-scale electric truck has started test runs at the port of antwerp-bruges, one of europe's largest logistics hubs. this

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