Google I/O presented the world with a new media streaming box called Nexus Q. Not only does it bring forth a new design, an orb-like shape in matte black finish, but it also has an amp built into the circuit. The new device is up for grabs at $300, opening sales in mid-July. There are […]
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Google has deliberately kept the media services to its own applications, maybe to promote them or just to let the users use the services it provides. However, these constrains do not bode well for device’s future sales when the rest of the competition has a hoard of options from Netflix to MLB.TV to other third […]
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One thing about the new Nexus Q, that is good, is the Q’s ability to stream media directly from the internet, unlike other steaming devices that run the content through the mobile devices. This results in uncompressed videos and audio and faster streaming. The Nexus Q required Android Gingerbread 2.3 or higher to control. There […]
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Much hype has been created around the new device for the inclusion of 25-watt amplifier. However, it does not give leeway to a $300 price tag. There are certainly more expensive devices in the market with built-in amplifiers but they are more flexible on the media content as well. The amplifier can eliminate the need […]
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The Geneva meeting which is largely focussed on Syrian crisis, has been threatened by Russian objections and the UN mediator is trying to save it The UN mediator, Kofi Annan and the Arab League are struggling to conduct a successful Geneva meeting that is scheduled to take place later today and is threatened by Russians […]
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Google is taking stab at all things electronics, well, almost everything. The Day One of the Google I/O showcased a number of new gadgets announcing that the search engine giant is officially into the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) business. One of the devices, worth noticing, was the new blob-shaped media-streaming device called Nexus Q. The […]
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The Nexus Q is a orb-shaped device that has a chord cut at the bottom to place it on a table or book shelf. The whole device is painted in matte-black giving it a more gothic look than a media device. Google has a way to design device in the most innovative ways. Though this […]
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In case of Apple TV, AirPlay streams audio and video content double time, first on the mobile device from where the request is instigated, then in the Apple TV that supplies it to the television via HDMI. However, inserting Nexus Q into the look demotes the smartphone/tablet to merely a controller. The user only has […]
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