Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

Nvidia won't give up on Shield TV updates 'any time soon,' new hardware could happen

Over a decade in, Nvidia says it isn’t giving up on the Shield TV any time soon, with updates still...

Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."

NVIDIA Shield Devices Continue to Get Support a Decade After Release from Passionate Engineers Who Helped Create Them

Image: NVIDIA Most folks are lucky if they get a handful of years of support with mobile-based OSes, but that’s not the case when it comes to NVIDIA’s SHIELD TV family. There was a time when NVIDIA had its own interest in making a gaming console, but sometimes things don’t always go according to plan, and you can be all the better for it. The NVIDIA SHIELD TV launched in 2015 with its Android OS and TEGRA X1 Arm processor, which was born out of …

Nvidia Confirms Ongoing Support for Shield TV, Hints at New Hardware

In the current tech industry, most streaming devices are considered “old” after just two years. However, the Nvidia Shield TV has achieved the impossible: staying relevant for over a decade thanks to impressive update support. Recent insights from Andrew Bell, Nvidia’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering, confirmed that the company has no intention of abandoning its legendary set-top box. In fact, support remains as strong as ever, and the do…

NVIDIA'S Shield Android TV, IoT Done Right

The vast majority of IoT devices, from webcams to toasters get abandoned a few years after their release and often without any notification to the owners of the devices.  This means that…

NVIDIA Keeps SHIELD TV Updated a Decade Later, Promising More Updates

Believe it or not, NVIDIA launched its first SHIELD TV in 2015, marking nearly a decade of continuous support for the platform. In an interview with Ars Technica, Andrew Bell, NVIDIA's senior VP of hardware engineering, reassured the company's loyal fan base that they have no plans to abandon the SHIELD TV anytime soon, promising ongoing updates in the years to come. Bell expressed frustration with the limited updates typically provided for phon…