Google's Nexus Q Successor Hits the FCC

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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Discontinued?

[93 Escort Wagon]

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...

Re:Discontinued?

[Bill Dimm]

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.

Re:No one will buy this.

[Servaas]

How's that Zune working out for you?

It became the interface for Windows 8

[tuppe666]

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.

H2G2-42

[mspohr]

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/