[Always Innovating][3] appears to be living up to its name, making significant progress on that clever [HDMI Android dongle][4] that we first heard of way back at CES. Now the company's TI OMAP4-based television companion is rockin' some [Ice Cream Sandwich][5] madness, drawing curious [Mobile World Congress][6] attendees into the Texas Instruments booth for a look. We happened upon the device on the last day of the show, and we couldn't help but be impressed. The premise here is quite simple: your "dumb TV" (i.e. one that isn't Internet-enabled) gives up one HDMI and one USB port (for power), in return connecting you to the wonderful world of Android 4.0. Think web browsing, tweeting, gaming (yes, even _Angry Birds_), video streaming -- that same experience you'll get with any Android tablet can now be had on your aging flat-screen TV.
Always Innovating isn't feeling inspired enough to take the lead on manufacturing, instead licensing the technology to third parties, but with some agreements signed and others on the way, this ICS solution on a stick may be hitting stores just in time to become this holiday season's ultimate stocking stuffer. Pricing is of course up to the manufacturers, but TI reps suggested that we might see these things pop up later this year in the $50-99 range, finally making Google on every TV a much more reasonable proposition. Care to take a gander at this stick-based wunderkind? Jump past the break for our hands-on.
**Gallery: [Always Innovating HDMI Android dongle][7]**
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