2026-02-01
It is so dumb that no one has put out hardware to challenge the shield's $200 price point that hasn't budged since 2019. — Especially cause I kind of want a second one.
Ars Technica
An interview with Nvidia's senior VP of hardware engineering, Andrew Bell, on continuing to provide Shield Android TV software updates a decade after its launch
“Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves.” — It took Android devicemakers a very long time to commit to long-term update support.
2026-01-31
It is so dumb that no one has put out hardware to challenge the shield's $200 price point that hasn't budged since 2019. — Especially cause I kind of want a second one.
Ars Technica
An interview with Nvidia's senior VP of hardware engineering, Andrew Bell, on continuing to provide Shield Android TV software updates a decade after its launch
“Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves.” — It took Android devicemakers a very long time to commit to long-term update support.