IFA: Ice Screen, a funny screen 26 inch Android

Live IFA. The Chinese firm has TLC in Berlin Ice Screen, a 26-inch screen portable and usable battery, which provides an interface based on Android.

The Ice Screen is a product rather strange at first: it looks like a TV connected, but does not include a TV tuner.

It can be likened to a giant Android tablet, but it is not touch. This is actually a screen 26 inches - 66 inches diagonally - is it possible to install in landscape or portrait mode, and can be selectively connected to the mains or powered via a external battery with a battery life of 2 hours (sold separately).

The Ice Screen integrates numerous multimedia features, including video playback, photos or music, market applications, VoD services and an array of various options such as displaying the time and weather .

Controllable through an included remote control, the screen can also be connected via Wi-Fi with one or more Android devices via an application. It is then possible to interact with services such as Youtube eg.

The system uses Android 3.2, but applied by TLC overlay software is so substantial that the Google OS is very difficult to identify. The version presented at IFA is the available for sale in China, all integrated services for this market. The version that will be available in Europe next year will obviously be adjusted accordingly, but the company did not give details about it immediately.

Regarding the price, the Ice Screen is currently marketed in China at a price equivalent to 400 euros: the company did not disclose the rates that will be concretely applied in Europe, but they should be close to the Chinese price. The price of accessories, such as battery or the system to hang the screen on the wall, were not specified. The EU Boombox will be available in September at a price of 250 euros.