XIOS DS MEDIA PLAY! EXTERIOR

As mentioned quite a few times on the exterior of the box the XIOS DS is a very small glossy white device measuring just 110mm on each side and 19mm in height.

To better understand just how small the XIOS DS is i placed it right next to yet another tiny hardware media player, the TV-101 by Dune HD.

At the front fascia of the XIOS DS we see the on/off power LED, android loading LED, Wi-Fi LED, IR receiver and a concealed microphone for voice commands.

Two USB 2.0 ports and the MicroSDHC card port are over at the right side.

The 10/100 Ethernet port along with a USB 2.0 port, HDMI 1.3 port, DC power plug and the on/off button are placed at the rear.

To keep the height of the device to a minimum Pivos has placed 4 very tiny feet at the bottom.

Here there's also the upgrade button which you can use for "forced" firmware updates.

The bundled remote control is very easy to use and actually reminds me a lot of Wii peripherals. On the downside if you are not familiar with the android OS then it may take a long time to get used to it.

For tech enthusiasts Pivos also makes available a gyroscopic 2.4GHz remote control which is basically a point and shoot device.

The Sense remote control is almost identical to the bundled remote control.

Once you turn on the device all three activity LEDs come to life (reminds me of the Wii console).