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Google's Amazon Echo competitor has always been a question of *when*

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 26 Mar 2016 2:00 pm
Google's been knocking on the door of your home for years. But it's way past time for it to come in and join the party. When it comes to interpreting your voice and feeding back relevant information, nobody does it better than this company. Especially when it comes to putting it into a product that can be conveniently tucked away in a corner, or on display for all to see. If you're thinking...

Goodnight, sweet sphere ...

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 25 Jul 2013 10:57 am
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Today, your slightly creepy (but ever-awesome) light goes out for the last time. If you need us, we'll be in the Chromecast forums.

Google reportedly working on Android-powered watch, game console and next-gen Nexus Q

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 27 Jun 2013 6:52 pm
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Self-branded hardware could showcase features of the latest version of Android made for more than just phones Google is concurrently working on three new self-branded Android devices to expand its reach into new market segments, if current rumors are to be believed. According to sources of The Wall Street Journal, Google is currently developing an Android-powered watch, home gaming console and...

Google Play Movies gets a new look, drives another nail in Nexus Q's coffin

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 27 Jun 2013 4:34 pm
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Google Movies & TV today got visual refresh that also takes away another third of the functionality of the already defunct Nexus Q. First, the important stuff: The app got a new layout and design that brings it more in line with Google's other apps, borrowing from the likes of Gmail and Google Play. The new navigation drawer is your portal to "Watch Now," which tries to predict what you'll...

Mystery Google media player drops by the FCC

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 18 May 2013 9:41 am
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Could a Nexus Q successor be on the way? Google's kept pretty quiet about the Nexus Q since removing it from sale last summer. Last we heard, the company was still working on refining its streaming sphere, and that was back in January. In recent days, the lack of Nexus Q support in the new Google Play Music app had led some to believe that Google had abandoned the project. However, freshly-...

Report: No Nexus Q at Google I/O this year

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 13 May 2013 12:09 pm
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Google won't deliver a re-vamped streaming sphere at this year's conference, writes AllThingsD Overpriced and under-featured, Google's Nexus Q was mothballed shortly after its introduction at least year's Google I/O developer conference. Officially, Google is still working on improving the phone-controlled streaming sphere -- the last update from January indicated that the company was still "...

ASUS Qube appears at the FCC

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 30 Nov 2012 9:59 pm
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An ASUS built wireless device has appeared at the FCC, and it's got the words Google TV all over it. The official FCC docs have it listed as the Qube WITH Google TV Dongle (opposed to the Qube WITHOUT Google TV Dongle I suppose) and show a device with no CPU or GPU, but wireless connectivity. It's pretty clear that this will plug into a TV or monitor and provide a wireless attachment point for...

How we'd improve the Nexus Q

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 25 Sep 2012 4:05 pm
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The Google Nexus Q is the coolest sphere sitting atop our entertainment center. OK, so it's the only sphere we've got. And despite how cool it looks, and its great build quality, it really doesn't do all that much, especially when you consider its $299 price tag. Of course, that was before Google decided to shelve the Nexus Q, ceasing sales and giving away a free sphere to anyone who preordered...

Android Central Podcast 104: Google Wallet grows up, the Nexus Q gets weird, ICS gets going

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Aug 2012 11:51 am
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Ice Cream Sandwich updates, and lack of Sprint EVO 3D finally getting its Ice Cream Sandwich update CyanogenMod shelves ICS/Jelly Bean support for Snapdragon S1 devices Ice Cream Sandwich update finally starts rolling out on HTC Rezound Sprint EVO 3D finally getting its Ice Cream Sandwich update ICS updates reportedly starting for some Galaxy Tab 10.1 models LG Canada...

Nexus Q preorders shipping

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 1 Aug 2012 4:09 pm
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This will affect, oh, maybe five or six of us, if our un-scientific poll is any indication, but it appears that preorders of Google's Nexus Q are now shipping. The flip side to that, of course, is that Google has delayed the retail release of the Nexus Q to add some more functionality. But if you did slap down $299 -- which Google's not even going to charge you now -- look for your Nexus Q to be...

Poll: Did you preorder a Nexus Q?

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 31 Jul 2012 8:10 pm
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You might have heard that Google is postponing the retail launch of the Nexus Q, and as compensation they are giving one to everyone who preordered for the low price of free. It's a shocker, and more than anyone expected to hear when we found out that the Q would be held back to add some more functionality. I'll leave the comparison to Oprah for the comments. We're all busy discussing what sort...

Google postpones Nexus Q retail launch, will give pre-order customers a free sphere

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 Jul 2012 5:10 pm
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Google has postponed the consumer launch of the Nexus Q to add additional functionality. To make up for it, Google will give those who pre-ordered a Nexus Q a free device. Here's the e-mail that just went out: We have an important update about your Nexus Q pre-order. When we announced Nexus Q at Google I/O, we gave away devices to attendees for an early preview. The industrial design and...

YouTube, Play Movies and Nexus Q app all updated to further support Nexus Q

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Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Jul 2012 4:08 pm
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With the Nexus Q no longer in stock on the Google Play Store, it looks like Google thought now would be a good time to go ahead and update several of the apps the Nexus Q supports in preparation for those who will be getting their units. Previously, the apps were locked down to devices running Jelly Bean for support on the Nexus Q but not any longer. YouTube was updated, along with Play Movies...

Nexus Q no longer in stock on Google Play, 'shipping in 2-3 weeks'

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 25 Jul 2012 1:32 pm
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Google's "social media streamer," the Nexus Q, looked to be approaching launch just a few days ago, with its Google Play Store listing being updated to "in stock", and apparently shipping in 3-5 days.  Well, either the initial stock has entirely sold out, or a snag has been hit somewhere alone the way, as the Q has returned to its previous status of "ships soon," with the glowing multimedia orbs...

Google's Nexus Q now billed as 'in stock' and shipping in 3-5 days on Google Play

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 24 Jul 2012 5:14 pm
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Google has changed the availability status of the Nexus Q from "coming soon" to "in stock" (completely passing over the OMFGWTFBBQ stage we saw with the Nexus 7 models), with the qualifier that the device will be shipping out in three to five business days. With that said, we still haven't received any shipping notice about the Q we have on order, so we're still a little leery of any claims with...

Google apparently has limited Nexus Q orders

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 19 Jul 2012 9:17 pm
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We're right in the middle of the Android Central Podcast, but just a quick heads up that the Nexus Q -- that slick, expensive social music streaming thing -- apparently has hit some sort of limit. I've ordered a grand total of one (1), and it looks like I won't be ordering any more anytime soon. It's also worth noting that there's no mention of any sort of shipping time frame -- and the 3- to 4-...

The Nexus Q running CyanogenMod

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 15 Jul 2012 4:56 pm
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File this under "things that make Jerry say giggity!" -- Jason Parker has built CyanogenMod 9 and booted in on his Google Nexus Q. Using the Galaxy Nexus base (makes sense -- a good bit of the hardware is the same) to build, Parker has a bootable ROM with Bluetooth and Wifi working. There's surely plenty of bugs to work out, but now would be a good time for us all to think about the Nexus Q with...

XBMC for Android is coming soon, source code available for building and testing

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 14 Jul 2012 1:41 am
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XBMC, the very popular open-source media center software, has been successfully ported to Android. The folks at XBMC tell us this on their blog - Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a remote, not a thin client; the real deal. No root or jailbreak required. XBMC can be launched as an application on your set-top-box, tablet, phone, or wherever else Android may be found. If you don't...

Nexus Q hackery continues as root is obtained, launchers and apps get up and running

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Posted by Bla1ze on 9 Jul 2012 10:28 pm
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When Google unveiled the Nexus Q, they said they welcomed hacking on the social streamer and some in the development community took that as an open challenge to see what all they could make it do. Here we are now, Google I/O all over and done with for another year and some amazing things are happening in the Nexus Q world. Over at XDA, there is now instructions on how to unlock the bootloader,...

Nexus Q torn down - think it's worth $299 yet?

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Jul 2012 9:24 am
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Ever since the Google Nexus Q was announced last week at the Google I/O developer conference, folks have been trying to rationalize (or pan) its $299 price tag. We've been using it for a week now and believe it's justified. But if you're still not convinced, you need to check out iFixit's teardown photos. We couldn't care less about the reparability of the Q, but it's obvious that some serious...

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