What is a "streaming ball", exactly??

[Addison D.]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 2:25pm

Google's new toy...

4.6" diameter, it weighs 2 pounds and has a dual-core CPU. It has 1GB of RAM and 16GB of flash storage.

It allegedly comes with Micro HDMI, TOSLink, Ethernet, Micro USB and banana jack speakers and will apparently cost $300 when it ships, not including the optional $400 speakers (!).

Kinda makes me think of "Sleeper"...

Updated On: 6/27/12 at 02:25 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 5:19pm

So yea...what is it supposed to do? Is it supposed to somehow stream media to a different location (like a TV)?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 5:37pm

Google's Nexus Q uses your Android smartphone or tablet in conjunction with Google Play to stream music and videos to your HDTV, sound system, or a pair of speakers. What sets the Nexus Q apart from similar media streaming devices, such as Apple TV, is that it allows you to collaborate with friends via your Android device to create playlists of music and video clips.
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[tazber]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 5:42pm

Ah, thank you. There was no link.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 5:43pm

Daisy, daisy...

[Addison D.]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 6:03pm

I see it sinking like a smooth, spherical rock to the sale bin at Best Buy.

Of course, I was among those far-sighted prophets who scoffed at the iPod. "Who the heck is going to pay all that money for an mp3 player???"

I wonder why no-one invites me to give commencement speeches....?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/27/12 at 6:22pm

You're supposed to hook it up to speakers and/or a TV and you can play your content from the cloud using an app on your mobile device. The difference with this is, you can set it so your friends can also play their media from their apps as well, so it can perform like a jukebox, playing everyone's selections as they queue them up. So, unlike other multimedia players, this one will play from a variety of user sources. It sounds interesting, but unless the streaming has exceptional sound and video quality, I don't see it going farther than most of the "innovative" products introduced by Philips.