You can turn your Android set-top boxes into gaming consoles!

Pune-based firm 18th Parallel has launched a middleware that can convert your Android set-top box (STB) into a gaming console. “There are several Android devices out there that have the power to run games, but are not used for it because it is not always possible to play games on them, the way one can on mobile phones. But if they integrate Cannonball, then gamers can use a controller of their choice, or service providers could offer their own custom controllers to anyone who subscribes to such a service,” Pune-based 18th Parallel co-founder Nishith Shah was quoted by MediaNama.

18th Parellel’s middleware, called ‘Cannonball’, can convert any standalone Android device—a phone, tablet or even a set-top box into a microconsole. This it does by creating an overlay on the Android device, following