Marvell Technology Group Ltd. announced that the Marvell(R) ARMADA(R) 1500 series System-on-Chip platform will power the new ASUS Qube with Google TV media streamer. The device represents ASUS's foray into the Smart TV market and demonstrates one of many ways the ARMADA 1500 series creates new business opportunities for device makers looking to take advantage of the connected living room market. Marvell and ASUS will demonstrate the ASUS Qube with Google TV at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show.

The ARMADA 1500 contains Marvell's Qdeo(R) video processing for HD and 3-D video, including scaling, noise reduction and de-interlacing. The chip offers VMeta(TM), a multi-format video decoder that can decode up to two simultaneous 1080p streams as well as a host of other video formats and containers. The ASUS Qube comes equipped with HDMI input and output, two USB 2.0 ports, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port and a proprietary ASUS Qube user interface.

The device is designed to support Google EPG TV and movie playback, local media file playback, one-touch play capabilities, remote control pass-through and DLNA media streaming. Applications available at launch will include Clock, Downloads, Google Chrome, Live TV, Music, Photos, PrimeTime, Play Store, Search, Settings, Spotlight and YouTube. ASUS Qube with Google TV will be available in U.S. market beginning late first quarter of 2013.