Teewe 2 : Making Indian TV Smart

In July 2013, Google launched Google Chromecast in US. It is a digital media player, it promised to turn your TV into a smart TV, all you need is a HDMI port and internet connection. The device will stream from your smartphone, tablet or any device running Chrome. By the end of year 2014, Chromecast was launched in India at INR 2,999/- through Snapdeal.


But in between the release of Google’s device and launch in India there came a indigenously developed device rivalling Chromecast in its services. The device was called Teewe, which was developed by Indian hardware start-up Mango Man Consumer Electronics. Teewe at the time of launch of was priced at INR 2,399/- with a pre-order price of INR 1,999/-. Price wise this was steal deal and after success of Teewe the guys at Mango Man Consumer Electronics are back with improved ‘Teewe 2’.

For streaming content from your PC to Google’s Chromecast you need to install and apps like Plex. Well, this is where Teewe 2 has leaped ahead and you don’t need any other app for playing those videos stored on your laptops, pc or smartphones. Teewe 2 is available exclusively through Amazon India. Alternatively you can order the device from Teewe India’s site. Along with the device you will be getting extra benefits which include 60GB data for Airtel broadband, two months of premium subscription from Eros Now which has so much content for you to enjoy. In addition, you also will get Lifetime Customer Support from Teewe 2.

Teewe 2 is a cute looking device and is as per CEO of Mango Man the device is 30% smaller than first generation Teewe. Teewe 2 is a rectangular in shape with Teewe logo carved beautifully on one side. Teewe 2 will be plugged into HDMI port of your TV, for powering the device there is micro-USB port. If the TV you have consists of USB port Teewe 2 can be connected to USB port for power, otherwise there is a power adapter included into Teewe 2 along with USB cable, also there is HDMI extender into the packaging of device.

Setting up Teewe 2 is pretty simple and easy. You just need a Teewe 2 device, Wi-Fi network and a smartphone or a tablet. For setting up, connect Teewe 2 device to your TV and power it. Download the Teewe app on your smartphone or tablet and just follow the instructions. The app is available for all three major OS platforms: iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Teewe 2 can be set up on PC also. Home page of the app there are contents form YouTube for your consumption. When you scroll down on home page you’ll be able to see content from your device. You can either play from videos from YouTube by tapping on your phone or you can send videos, music or photographs to Teewe 2 from your device.

Remember one thing your Teewe 2 device and smartphone need to be same Wi-Fi network for sending content from your device, this feature will work even there is no working internet. Teewe 2 will bring up content from YouTube for local movies, TV shows or songs. As per the company they are working on tie-ups with more content providers in India for movies and songs. Eros Now service is expected to be launched by July. With Teewe 2 you can connect more than one device to the same dongle, that means you can start playing video from your tablet and then start playing slideshow of your photos from phone. There is one more feature of Teewe 2 which I think is pretty nice, with Teewe app installed on your laptop which has movies stored, you can watch those movies on your mobile also.

Coming on to hardware details of Teewe 2, the device is ARM based dual-core Cortex-A9 clocked at 1.6GHz, along with 1GB of RAM with support for 802.11b/g/n. Some of you may think the configuration of device is nothing compared to modern day phones, but hold that thought as these specifications are good enough for the requirements of device. Working of device is pretty fast, you just need a fast internet connection for playing content online. Even when you are playing local videos from your phone, there is no loss of time in playing content.

When I first came to know about Teewe I was sceptical about it as its competition Chromecast was already a heavyweight with huge backing up from search giant Google. But the device hold its ground and punched above it and became India’s favourite streaming stick. And that is not all, Teewe is back with new improved of itself Teewe 2, more content, better hardware and looks, better support and a promise to improve its viewers TV watching experience.

What you think of the Teewe 2 and its services, do tell us would you be interested in this.