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Gemstore has a selection of games though that are geared to the controller. YouвЂ™ll see that I installed Kodi on here and, as IвЂ™ve mentioned before, that can open up a world of TV for you too. As mentioned, you can also head into Google Play and get additional apps. The menu system is a simple and clear top level interface where you can get into the settings, the multimedia, the games, your apps and all the usual Google stuff including YouTube and Hangouts. YouвЂ™ll need to ensure that you flick вЂњWiFiвЂќ back on for that.Д¬ontrolling and navigating your way around is easy enough and very straightforward.

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This came into sharp focus when I downloaded an Android app and it began showing adverts which had to be dismissed by clicking the top-right cross.ДЄnother little foible is that some apps wonвЂ™t update because Google Play is set to вЂњupdate on WiFiвЂќ and, with my Ethernet cable plugged in, it simply refused to update.

This mode is sometimes needed when youвЂ™re in Google Play and, likewise, if you download a game or app from that store, you might need this mode to select certain things within the app. ThereвЂ™s a switch at the bottom which turns the controller off, onto standard or into a вЂњmouseвЂќ mode where you have an on-screen pointer which you move around. This is all done with the controller in the вЂњstandardвЂќ mode. It involves you using the coloured controls to select one of four letters, then using the left stick to move between those banks of letters. IвЂ™m going to go off at a slight tangent here, but if you do decide to hop into the Google Play store, which is possible on this Android box, youвЂ™ll find yourself using the on-screen text-entry system. Despite my WiFi access point being fairly close to the GEM Box, the download speed of the updates was noticeably faster on the wired connection, and I kept the Ethernet connection as the preference when playing the streamed and downloaded games which came from GameFly Streaming and Gameloft respectively. To be fair the experience and menu system seemed pretty much the same each time it rebooted.Дuring this process it did become clear that the Ethernet connection was the best way to go. I couldnвЂ™t see any noticeable difference either. Whilst this is good to see, and I welcomed online updates popping up immediately, it was ever-so-slightly annoying to have it update, reboot, update again, reboot, update again, optimize apps, reboot, update, rebootвЂ¦ Sure, I connected onto the internet fairly easily and yes, Android is neatly hidden underneath a GUI which matches the controller well, but it went through about 6 updates in the first 30-40 minutes.

Out of the box and things can be a little frustrating.

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Connecting the controller to the box itself is easy enough, and one of the first screens you see will explain how to do this вЂ“ it basically involves you pressing the home button for 5 seconds to complete the sync.

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YouвЂ™ll need to charge this, and we got going pretty quickly by using a portable charger to power it up. In the box, a HDMI lead, charger and the controller itself. During my testing weвЂ™ve taken it to friends and relatives houses easily. ItвЂ™s portable too, and you can take it with you on holiday or to a hotel very easily. ItвЂ™s a diddy little thing, and as you can tell by the size of the plugs in the back here, it really doesnвЂ™t take a great deal of room on your TV cabinet or kitchen worktop.

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