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Google's Nexus Q Successor Hits the FCC

Posted by timothy on from the h-2-g-2-is-a-good-name dept.

With the kind of cagey phrasing found in many such electronics approval applications, Google describes a device that some are taking to be the successor to its discontinued Nexus Q thus: "The device functions as a media player." From the article: "Some of the specs of the device includes a 2.4GHz WiFi b/g/n connectivity. The FCC report does not contain test photos so we do not know what the device looks like. It is likely that the H840 will support Google Play Music All Access and will have similar functionality as a Sonos media player that can be connected to external speakers."

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  1. Discontinued? by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That thing died faster than the Kin - can we really refer to it as "discontinued" when it was pretty much stillborn?

    On the plus side, its successor has a very, very low bar to clear...

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    1. Re:Discontinued? by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Roku boxes and Apple TVs can already do this AND offer access to external services like Netflix and Hulu - for under a hundred bucks. Heck, my LG television has a Plex client built in - no extra box is even needed to get at my own stuff.

      So I'm not sure why most people would be interested in a box that only handles local content - but maybe you mean "local" differently than I'm interpreting it.

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    2. Re:Discontinued? by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 5, Informative

      yeah, it's a bit of a fuck you to anyone who bought one to stop support in google play for it.

      Uhm, nobody bought one. Google gave them away for free to anyone that pre-ordered them.

  2. Re:Does it contain a dog? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    All good devices contain at least one dog, unless they belong to Fred, who is a minion of SATAN.

    Based on the way elements are broken down and used in other applications, there is quite likely a small part of a dog in every device.

  3. Re:No one will buy this. by Servaas · · Score: 4, Funny

    How's that Zune working out for you?

  4. It became the interface for Windows 8 by tuppe666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How's that Zune working out for you?

    ...it became the interface to Windows phone...and destroyed Nokia.

    ...it became the interface to Windows 8...and destroyed the Desktop Market.

    1. Re:It became the interface for Windows 8 by Nemyst · · Score: 2

      And yet, it was arguably an excellent media player.

  5. H2G2-42 by mspohr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The summary left out the most important part! The model number is H2G2-42!
    This, of course, to everyone (except the submitter) is a not so veiled reference to Hitchhikers Guide.
    This article explains it better: http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/18/will-googles-new-nexus-q-the-h2g2-42-be-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything/

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  6. Not sure it dies, it was given away by tuppe666 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That thing died faster than the Kin

    I's argue it was never released(it was essentially a gift to early adopters)...and for some fairly obvious reasons. The price was high for a an arm box however many leds you have on it, when Rasberry Pi, Ouya, Android TV can be had for peanuts, and it had no real purpose...mystery media box.

    It was pulled early, and it was the right choice, in a manner respectful of customers. Google earned good Public relations from this from it.

  7. Re:No one will buy this. by hedwards · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought it was inverse to the number of chairs thrown...

  8. "Google Play Music All Access" by Animats · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wonder how long "Google Play Music All Access" will last? Compared to PlaysForSure (Microsoft), Zune Music Pass (Microsoft), and WalMart Music Download Service. Just having a big company behind it is no guarantee of success. Google has never had a successful consumer product that people had to pay for.

    List of discontinued Google products.

  9. 2.4 GHz wifi connectivity is worthless. by m.dillon · · Score: 2

    If it doesn't have 5 GHz wifi connectivity it's worthless. 2.4 GHz connectivity interferes with bluetooth (read: music streaming over bluetooth), regardless of what fancy protocols they say they might be running to reduce interference. I have yet to find a 2.4 GHz wifi device that doesn't cause gaps in music playback over bluetooth.

    -Matt

  10. Re:Will it be US made as the Q was? by Miamicanes · · Score: 2

    You have it wrong. The third-world products are mostly UN-encumbered. It's the products meant for sale in the US, Japan, and Europe that end up gimped and crippled into proprietary uselessness.