After waiting with abated breath at Gooogle I/O the Google Nexus Q was finally released. The Google Nexus Q home media streamer networking homes for an Android based entertainment solution in the living room is what you can expect. However given the price tag of $299 one has to wonder whether it is really worth it given the other home media streamers currently available on the market priced at around $99. 
The Android-powered Google Nexus Q base station allows users to seamlessly share media from their smartphone or tablet with their home entertainment center. The device is sized around that of a softball with a matte plastic finish to its shell. The Nexus Q is not a stand alone device and does require one or more Android OS devices to provide access to Google Play content. Any Android 4.1 device on the same Wi-Fi network can share content with the Google Nexus Q. So it is possible to create a collaborative playlist of songs for example in real time. Support we are told will be extended to Andorid 2.3 devices and up but only media from Google Play will be sharable. Google at some point all third party apps to share wireless output but there is no word at the moment. Check out the video on how it works below - The front face of the Google Nexus Q features a large rotating dial that controls volume output and which can be tapped for quick muting. On the rear there are inputs and outputs including micro HDMI, optical audio and speaker output. When playing music for example the Nexus Q uses a ring of LEDs along the side to mimic whatever colors are being used in the music visualizer on screen. During the demo the device was displaying bright reds and blues in realtime. When a new song was selected, the on-screen interface showed all the relevant album information, including cover art, artist, and more by way of details. On the inside the home media streamer has a 1GB LPDDR RAM, 16GB NAND flash memory, OMAP4460 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and SGX540 graphics core) and has wireless abilities - WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and NFC. Altogether the device weighs 2 pounds or 923 grams. 
We have to admit it while the release of the Google Nexus Q home media streamer was pretty cool, the price tag is bit of a shock. We aren't sure whether many people would actually go for the Nexus Q given the price points of other home media streamers that are just as good if not better. So will the Google Nexus Q home media streamer networking homes be a reality and will it really gain a entry into living room entertainment? Well without other features to beat out its competitors or exclusive content deals we think it is going to be pretty tough. What are your thoughts on the reality of the Google Nexus Q home media streamer networking homes?
The Android-powered Google Nexus Q base station allows users to seamlessly share media from their smartphone or tablet with their home entertainment center. The device is sized around that of a softball with a matte plastic finish to its shell. The Nexus Q is not a stand alone device and does require one or more Android OS devices to provide access to Google Play content. Any Android 4.1 device on the same Wi-Fi network can share content with the Google Nexus Q. So it is possible to create a collaborative playlist of songs for example in real time. Support we are told will be extended to Andorid 2.3 devices and up but only media from Google Play will be sharable. Google at some point all third party apps to share wireless output but there is no word at the moment. Check out the video on how it works below - The front face of the Google Nexus Q features a large rotating dial that controls volume output and which can be tapped for quick muting. On the rear there are inputs and outputs including micro HDMI, optical audio and speaker output. When playing music for example the Nexus Q uses a ring of LEDs along the side to mimic whatever colors are being used in the music visualizer on screen. During the demo the device was displaying bright reds and blues in realtime. When a new song was selected, the on-screen interface showed all the relevant album information, including cover art, artist, and more by way of details. On the inside the home media streamer has a 1GB LPDDR RAM, 16GB NAND flash memory, OMAP4460 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and SGX540 graphics core) and has wireless abilities - WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and NFC. Altogether the device weighs 2 pounds or 923 grams. We have to admit it while the release of the Google Nexus Q home media streamer was pretty cool, the price tag is bit of a shock. We aren't sure whether many people would actually go for the Nexus Q given the price points of other home media streamers that are just as good if not better. So will the Google Nexus Q home media streamer networking homes be a reality and will it really gain a entry into living room entertainment? Well without other features to beat out its competitors or exclusive content deals we think it is going to be pretty tough. What are your thoughts on the reality of the Google Nexus Q home media streamer networking homes? via Posterize
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