Want to make sure your gadget is running the latest software? Sometimes that’s easy… sometimes it’s less easy. And sometimes it’s officially unsupported. Today’s roundup of tech stories from around the web includes a few OS updates: Hackers have figured out how to install Android 4.4 KitKat on Google’s now-defunct Nexus Q media streaming orb. […]
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Google H840 media player hits the FCC: Next Nexus Q?
Last year Google introduced a media player called the Nexus Q which was designed to let you stream content from your phone or tablet (and from the internet) to your TV. It didn’t last long. But now it looks like Google may be getting ready to launch a new media player. A device called the […]
Google’s beta culture infecting the hardware side of the business
Remember last week when I said that Google was moving its habit of beta launching software, getting tons of users, killing it, then resurrecting elements as different software had now moved into the hardware realm? We’ve now reached the “kill it” stage with the Nexus Q. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise for a […]
Google delays Nexus Q media streamer launch, adds new features
Google is delaying the official launch of the Nexus Q device for streaming music, movies, and other content from the Google Play Store to your TV. According to an email being sent to customers that have placed pre-orders, the company plans to “work on making it even better.” The good news is that if you […]
CyanogenMod 9 ported to the Google Nexus Q
The Google Nexus Q is a $299 media streaming device designed to let you play music and movies purchased or rented from the Google Play Store. Out of the box, it doesn’t have a user interface. Instead, Google offers an app that lets you control media playback from your Android phone or tablet. Under the […]
Hacked Google Nexus Q gets a UI (thanks to side-loaded app launcher)
The Google Nexus Q is a $299 device for streaming media from the Google Play Store to a television. Out of the box, it doesn’t have a user interface. Instead, you plug it into your TV and then use an app on your Android phone or tablet to choose music, movies or other content you […]
Installing, running Android apps on the Google Nexus Q
The Google Nexus Q is a $299 spherical device that’s designed to stream music, movies, and other content to your TV from the Google Play Store. Out of the box, that’s pretty much all it does right now: Google didn’t even include a user interface. To launch a video or control media playback, you need […]
Google Nexus Q can run Android apps… kind of
Google is positioning the Nexus Q as a device that you plug into your TV to stream music, movies, and other content from the Google Play Store, YouTube, and other internet sites. But under the hood, the Nexus Q basically has the same hardware as a Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and it’s running Google Android […]
Google Nexus Q: $299 home theater device for Google Play Store content
Google has introduced its first home theater device, the Nexus Q. It’s kind of Google’s answer to the Apple TV: A device that lets you stream music, movies, and other content from the Google Play Store to a TV. But it’s also much more than that… which helps explain the $299 price tag for the […]