Editorial
Google's Amazon Echo competitor a question of *when*
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Google's been knocking on the door of your home for years. But it's way past time for it to join the party in your living room.
Nexus Q
Google reportedly working on Android-powered watch, game console and next-gen Nexus Q
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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...
Report: No Nexus Q at Google I/O this year
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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...
ASUS Qube appears at the FCC
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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...
How we'd improve the Nexus Q
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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...
Android Central Podcast 104: Google Wallet grows up, the Nexus Q gets weird, ICS gets going
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What a tangled web we weave. Google Wallet finally becomes useful, though not everybody's excited about that. The Nexus Q gets delayed in hopes of one day becoming a real boy, and Ice Cream Sandwich hits 16 percent of all Android devices. Plus, more of your questions! Welcome to the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!
Nexus Q no longer in stock on Google Play, 'shipping in 2-3 weeks'
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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...
Google's Nexus Q now billed as 'in stock' and shipping in 3-5 days on Google Play
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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...
XBMC for Android is coming soon, source code available for building and testing
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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'...
Video: Giant Nexus Q robot stalks the halls of Google I/O
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Last year it was an oversized Android-powered labyrinth, and this year the centerpiece of the Google I/O second-floor display was a giant robotic Google Nexus Q. Attached to a robot arm and adorned with glowing, rhythmic LEDs, the 'bot played music to attendees passing through I/O. Announced yesterday, the Nexus Q is a miniature Android-powered computer and media center for your living...
Google gets in your living room with the Nexus Q
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It's your cloud, in your living room, from Google. We've been hearing about a Google branded home entertainment product for a while now, an today on stage Google showed us the future -- the Nexus Q. Imagine a sexy black sphere, controlled via NFC from your Android phone or tablet, that sends out audio and video from the cloud to your existing television and stereo equipment. Since it's...