Port-connected television upgrader device

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform operations comprising:
• determining that an application is installed on a television, wherein the application is configured to stream audio or video content for output via the television;
• receiving, at the television, a command to execute a function of the application;
• determining that an upgrader device is physically connected and communicatively coupled to the television through a port of the television, wherein the upgrader device is configured with computing hardware that is configured to execute the application faster than the television;
• providing the command to the upgrader device physically connected to the television;
• receiving, at the television, a response to the command from the upgrader device;
• and
• outputting, by the television, content corresponding to executing the response.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• determining that an application is installed on a television, wherein the application is configured to stream audio or video content for output via the television;
• receiving, at the television, a command to execute a function of the application;
• determining that an upgrader device is physically connected and communicatively coupled to the television through a port of the television, wherein the upgrader device is configured with computing hardware that is configured to execute the application faster than the television;
• providing the command to the upgrader device physically connected to the television;
• receiving, at the television, a response to the command from the upgrader device;
• and
• outputting, by the television, content corresponding to executing the response.