EMTEC GEMBOX INSTALL
For some reason many apps on the play store aren’t compatible with the GemBox, so in order to get the like of Netflix or Twitch working you need to install a third party app that will then install them for you. So it sounds like a neat little box, but there are a few issues.
Gamefly streaming is also available, and is basically OnLive (except it works), and if you have a PC with a Nvidia graphics card you can stream your PC games to it, like with the Nvidia Shield or Steam Link. More games can be purchased from the Gem Store, which will guarantee that they will work seamlessly with the controller and on the device, while the Google Play Store is also available for other app downloads. The box comes pre loaded with four titles from Gameloft, including Asphalt 8, another racing game, a zoo management game and a My Little Pony game.
The controller also features a mouse mode, so anything you can do an on Android tablet you can do here. Of course you can run Android apps (although you need to first install a third party app to be able to download most of them) and play any Android game with controller support easily. So first a bit of background: built by French storage company Emtec, the Gembox is kind of like the Ouya, an Android based TV box that has the main selling point of playing games with a controller. So when the GemBox turned up and was billed as an Andorid games console I was not expecting to like it, especially as some of its key features require a good internet connection, which is only a pipe dream for me. I’m rocking a MacBook Air, iPhone 6 Plus and an iPad Pro, and my dislike for Android has been well documented.
Anyone who knows me, or even follows me on Twitter (shameless plug), will know that I am a bit of an Apple fanboy.
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