Rikomagic – Transforming Your HD Television Into an Android Mini PC

Rikomagic Innovates Again!

The Rikomagic MK802iv is a complete Android Mini PC that resembles a USB stick.  It has an HDMI plug on its end that enables you to connect it to your flat screen HD television  and turn it into a powerful mini computer.   After you connect the Rikomagic to your TV and power it up, it only takes about 20 seconds to boot up.

The Rikomagic MK802 IV
The Rikomagic MK802 IV is slightly larger than a USB thumb drive.

After the Rikomagic boots up, the Android desktop, called the home screen appears. You can now put icons to launch your favorite Android apps on your home screen exactly the same way you can with any Android smartphone.   So, if you are already used to an Android Smart Phone, you feel right at home.

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The Rikomagic MK802iv is excellent at playing Netflix and Vimeo videos and YouTube, at full HD resolutions.  The Google Play Store and Amazon App Store has countless Android apps, games and utilities to choose from, many of which are free.  If you are wondering what free Android apps I think are must haves for the Rikomagic mini pc, I wrote an article on that here. When looking for apps, one would want to see that the apps run properly on Jelly Bean before installing or purchasing them, since the Rikomagic MK802iv is a portable Mini PC that comes with the Android Jelly Bean operating system pre installed.   Some folks, however, are choosing to customize their Rikomagic MK802iv by overwriting the Android OS with a Linux OS, called Picuntu.   If you choose to do this, then the Android apps will no longer run on the Rikomagic mini pc.

What can you use the Rikomagic MK802iv for, you ask?  Well, let me tell you!  This Rikomagic mini pc can allow you to browse the web, shop online, watch movies, listen to music, play games, run business applications, social networking, listen to Sirius Radio and even more all from your HD Television.  Imagine how useful that could be!

Let’s say that you wanted to plan a family vacation to Disney.   Instead of having you family crowd around a Laptop computer, you can gather your family around and all sit on your couch in front of your HD TV, while making all of your vacation plans.  You can all read the reviews for the attractions, restaurants, and hotels all at the same time, or even watch videos on all the many fun things to do on vacation.    When ready, you can actually book your Disney vacation, all with your Rikomagic MK802iv.   How cool is that!

Rikomagic has built a lot of horsepower into this amazing little device.  Under the hood, the Rikomagic MK802iv is designed around the latest Rockchip RK3188 quad-core ARMv7 CPU and Mali-400 GPU that is blazing fast.  It comes with built in WiFi and Bluetooth, so that you can easily connect to the Internet, or hook up devices with wireless.    The Rikomagic MK802iv also has a USB port that can be used to connect USB peripherals, such as Hard Drives, Keyboard and Mouse.   I would recommend hooking up a powered USB hub if you are planning to use several USB devices.

I have written another article that outlines the specifications of the Rikomagic MK802iv, if you wish to read it here.

I hope this article helps explain the exciting new technology that Rikomagic is creating.

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