T-Cell’s TVision streaming service was not lengthy for this world, however its identify lives on within the TVision Hub — a $50 dongle with Google TV. It seems to operate loads like Google’s personal Chromecast, however together with some T-Cell branding, 9to5Google factors out that it gives a function you received’t discover on Google’s streaming dongle: an ethernet jack. That direct web connection could also be an actual profit if your house Wi-Fi sign isn’t fairly as much as the duty of streaming 4K video.
The T-Mo Report noticed the system final week on T-Cell’s web site, which is a brand new model of the streaming dongle launched with the TVision service. It comes with a distant bearing Netflix, YouTube, and Google Assistant buttons and connects with equipment like recreation controllers and headphones by way of Bluetooth or USB-C. Like Chromecast, it helps 4K HDR streaming.
T-Cell (in all probability correctly) shuttered its streaming TV subscription service simply six months after it launched, opting as a substitute to associate with YouTube TV and Philo. Whereas the service is gone, it appears that evidently the corporate wasn’t able to let go of the TVision branding. The TVision Hub is offered now for $50 and is obtainable free with a brand new house web line.
