Android Honeycomb, the operating system Google for tablets went to version 3.1.
Android 3.1 Honeycomb brings several new features, such as support for widgets in the application launcher expandable and compatible with a more varied range of USB peripherals.
If the tablet or the TV series Google TV available USB port, we will be able to use the mouse and keyboard accessory, the webcam for a videoconference sessions, joysticks and gamepads. Incidentally, in the event Google presentation demonstrated the use of a controller Xbox 360 to browse one of the games developed for the Android platform.
Along with the switch to Android 3.1 Honeycomb, Google TV devices will get access to a set of custom applications, available via the Android Market.
Websites specifically created for the Google TV platform were available at launch, still accessible by means of applications delivered with the operating system, derived from providers like Netflix, Twitter, Pandora, Napster and others. Inclusion in the Android Market has a dedicated Google TV devices section allows software developers to develop and to offer their own applications for the Google TV platform.
